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Why Morrison is stepping on the gas – The Australian Financial Review
Scott Morrison is betting on gas to move past the climate wars and revive the economy but his plans so far may come up short.
It will also allow the Coalition to wedge the Labor party over gas with sections of the party opposed to new onshore gas development.
After the so-called climate wars claimed three prime ministers (Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Malcolm Turnbull), Morrison is trying to turn energy policy into a jobs creator rather than a destroyer, not to mention wean the Coalition off coal.
As much as anything, the spruiking of gas by the Morrison government this week was a clear death knell for a new coal-fir…
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