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Josh Frydenberg refuses to guarantee gas prices will halve
Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has refused to promise the Turnbull government's new export restrictions on gas will cut domestic prices by half.
Fergus Hunter is a political reporter for Fairfax Media, based in Parliament House.
Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has refused to promise the Turnbull government's new export restrictions on gas will cut domestic prices by half.
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