Electricity prices to soar as Australia heads in to winter

Gas supplies 27 per cent of Australia’s energy needs and 14 per cent of its export income, with 90 per cent of national supply exported overseas

Gas supplies 27 per cent of Australia’s energy needs and 14 per cent of its export income, with 90 per cent of national supply exported overseas Source: Getty / Michael Hall/Getty Images

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