Four and a half years ago, at the national conference of the AWU in 2013, general secretary Paul Howes issued a warning:
- Howes warned that unless some gas was reserved for domestic use, and limits on coal seam gas extraction were lifted, the massive investment boom in LNG would soon affect the supply and price of domestic gas. And consumers, business and manufacturers would all suffer.
“This is one of the most important resolutions we’ll debate at this conference,” he said.