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Labor agrees to support new gas projects after public brawl sparked by Joel Fitzgibbon
Party has signed off on document acknowledging role gas plays in economic growth, job creation and electricity generation
A public battle between Anthony Albanese, Mark Butler and Joel Fitzgibbon over Labor’s language regarding gas has triggered a process whereby the…
- Katharine Murphy
- The Guardian
The brawl was triggered when the shadow resources minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, publicly endorsed the taxpayer underwriting of new gas infrastructure championed by one of…
Fitzgibbon’s endorsement of underwriting resulted in a public rebuke from Butler, the shadow climate change minister, and…