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Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has dismissed fears of an east coast gas shortage next year, and warned of concern among LNG customers and investors in Asia.

A Gold Coast woman issues a warning to drivers after $4,000 was charged to her credit card by text message scammers posing as toll road operator Linkt.

Australians are being "dudded" by stagnating NBN upload speeds far below the top rates advertised in their internet plans, new data reveals.

The Albanese government has accepted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recommendation to “initiate the first step” to trigger the controversial Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism to avert a supply crisis in eastern Australia.

Relying on central banks to support growth by printing money is clearly not viable because of what that does to inequality. Government will have to step up.

Gas resources vital to national interest

Australia’s east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes supply conditions will deteriorate significantly in 2023 if no action is taken. The 56 petajoule shortfall is huge – equivalent to around 10% of domestic demand.

Gas companies making billions of dollars in windfall profits by exporting Australian gas overseas could soon be reined in by the federal government.

Gas producers are told to prove there will be enough supply for the domestic market next year, or face the threat of export restrictions.