<p>Queensland gas exports will be restricted if a domestic gas shortage should occur, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Thursday, April 27, while on a visit to an industrial chemicals plant at Gibson Island in Queensland.</p><p>The move was made to stop Australians from paying higher prices for gas while exporters benefited, Turnbull said, in a move criticised</a> by some in the gas industry.</p><p>According to the Courier Mail</a> Australians pay more for Australian gas than Japanese consumers, and there are fears Australians may face shortages.</p><br />
