Former PM says state and federal governments should ‘make sure all the gas we need is available here’
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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says governments should limit gas exports to ease the energy crisis in eastern states, in a call that came hours after regulators intervened to cap electricity prices in Queensland.
On Sunday night, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) limited Queensland wholesale prices at $300 per megawatt hour, the first time such a move has been made in the national electricity market since 2009, according to the Wattclarity website.