IT is heartening to know that the gas industry has so much empathy for NSW consumers when it comes to energy bills.
What consumers may not realise is that we have a national market in Australia and industry experts agree we are not facing a gas shortage any time soon.
In the face of a rapidly diminishing social licence, gas companies are resorting to desperate measures, exaggerating the situation to push the state government into opening up 100 per cent of NSW for exploration.
But it is not a choice between gas development or locking up the state. The key is balance.
Mining and coal seam gas are important industries for our economy. But farmers, rural and regional communities and urban consumers want our land and water to be protected. That's not too much to ask, is it?
The Daily Telegraph
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