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Hey minister, leave that gas trigger alone – it may fire up a fight with foreign investors

  • Written by Umair Ghori, Associate Professor, Bond University
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With the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) warning consumers of huge price hikes ahead, further calls for the federal government to pull its so-called “gas trigger” seem inevitable.

But that could be a very big mistake – leading to the type of trade dispute Australia fought for years against Big Tobacco over...

Read more: Hey minister, leave that gas trigger alone – it may fire up a fight with foreign investors

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