Victoria Govt Rejects Proposal to Build Gas Terminal Amid Looming Shortfall

Victoria Govt Rejects Proposal to Build Gas Terminal Amid Looming Shortfall
Woodside's North West Shelf Gas Venture near Karratha in the north of Western Australia on Jun. 17, 2008. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
Henry Jom
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The Victorian state Labor government has rejected a plan by energy giant AGL to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal along Melbourne’s Western Port due to “unacceptable” environmental effects.

This comes just weeks after an ACCC report found that new sources of gas supply and related infrastructure were needed if Australia was to counter a potential gas shortfall, along with the eastern and southern states from 2024.
Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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