The prime minister is under mounting internal pressure to adopt a domestic gas reservation policy to deal with forecast shortages. The resources minister, Matt Canavan, expressed public opposition to the idea of a domestic reservation only a week ago. The ACCC said gas reservation policies “seek to shield domestic users from the effects of linking to export markets”. “Going forward, I think [a reservation policy] is something we should look at,” Kelly said. “It will have to be horses for courses.”Kelly said creating a reservation policy was only one part of a policy response to the current challenges.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2017 18:56 UTC