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Standing alongside Scott Morrison outside Ampolâs Brisbane oil refinery on Monday, Australian Workers Union national secretary Daniel Walton felt a buzzing in his pants.
No, it was not a consequence of any newfound affinity for the Liberal Prime Minister, but a steady stream of text messages from labour movement colleagues questioning why he was, in effect, giving comfort to the enemy.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes centre stage at Ampolâs Lytton refinery on Monday.Â
Dominic Lorrimer
Walton had every reason to be present at the announcement that the government would spend up to $2.3 billion in subsidies over the next nine years to ensure Australiaâs remaining two oil refineries did not follow their multinational counterparts and close down.
Morrison government to commit $58m to gas projects
May 7, 2021 – 12.00am
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The Morrison government will announce a $58.6 million package in next week’s federal budget to help drive the gas-led recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The new package also includes a commitment to consider underwriting mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and his company, Australian Industrial Power, to build a gas import terminal and power station at Port Kembla.
A photographic impression of the Port Kembla LNG terminal.
The federal energy minister Angus Taylor, who will make the announcement on Friday, said the package was aimed at ensuring there was enough supply to meet demand on the east coast gas market.
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Fossil fuel power and renewables chief executives say they are unable to justify investing in the gas power and firming generation needed to help offset the closure of the Yallourn plant in Victoria in 2028 unless electricity market rules are changed, such as by paying them to provide back-up power.
They reject claims by Victorian Labor government Energy Minister Lily DâAmbrosio that the shortfall from the early shutdown of the brown coal-fired power plant can be fully made up by renewable power and battery projects already in the pipeline, without any need for extra on-demand power.