Jun 24, 2026 – 6.16pmAustralia’s largest international LNG customer has warned that Labor’s gas reservation scheme will cut domestic gas supplies to Australia while risking an opportunity to grow the multibillion-dollar trade with Japan as the global energy crisis pushes the Asian country to lift imports.The intervention by an influential energy institute backed by major Japanese traders and LNG customers into the public consultation process about an Australian domestic policy underscores Japan’s concerns about the Albanese government’s plan.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Japan Inc fires up in rare intervention on Labor’s gas reserve
The Albanese government’s scheme will neither shore up gas for Australians nor help capture valuable LNG exports, an influential Japanese energy institute warns.
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