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A new bill that redefines Australia’s gas industry has a surprising section smuggled into the fine print.
It’s designed to change not just the way we approve gas projects, but reshape the balance of power inside the Labor cabinet and take powers away from Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
So who is behind this major shift, and what does it say about the gas lobby's influence over politics?
Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper, Royce Kurmelovs, on the most powerful minister nobody’s heard of and the further influence she may soon have.
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