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Dutton unveils gas reservation scheme and vows to sack 41,000 public service workers in budget reply


Coalition leader says national gas plan will require LNG producers to set aside more supply for domestic use to protect Australia from global ‘price shocks’

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Peter Dutton has vowed to establish an east coast gas reservation scheme to lower power prices and sack all 41,000 federal public servants hired under Anthony Albanese if he wins an election billed as a “sliding doors moment” for the nation.

The opposition leader used his budget reply speech on Thursday night to claim Australia’s prosperity would be “damaged for decades” if Labor was returned to power.

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Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy

Publish date : 2025-03-27 08:39:00

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