Action: Will gas shortage affect your life?

A gas burner on a hob cooking appliance

A gas burner on a hob cooking appliance Source: Press Association

The energy industry regulator has warned that a gas shortage crisis could leave electricity suppliers with a grim choice: try to keep the power on for everyone, or start cutting it to some households. Although the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has attacked the states for higher gas prices, how could he change this situation? Shall the government set up a percentage of the gas produced to go towards domestic market?



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