A 3-Point Plan for Gas with Ed Husic, Richard Denniss, and Thomas Mayo

Australia Institute Co-CEO Richard Denniss, Labor Member for Chifley Ed Husic MP and Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia Thomas Mayo discuss this issue and how best to address it on a panel from the National Labor Conference Fringe - 23rd July, 2026.

Thu 30 Jul 2026 15.08 AEST

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Even though we are one of the world’s largest exporters of gas it is regularly suggested that Australia experiences “shortages” of gas, domestic energy prices are high, and little tax is paid by the multinational companies that export Australian gas.

These myths are frequently used to justify fossil fuel expansion.

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