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Japan, which has sunk many tens of billions of dollars into projects here, is horrified by Australia’s suicidal madness. Its Prime Minister rushed here to ask Albanese to promise not to disrupt Japan’s supplies.

Mr Sugahara, who is chief executive and chairman of the Japanese trading giant’s Australian operations, is the first representative of a major Asian buyer of LNG to voice concern over the proposed changes. He has previously made clear that Japan will need a secure supply of LNG from Australia for decades to come, and also anticipates Australia will be a major source of supply of low-carbon ammonia, which is expected to be crucial for the decarbonisation of Japanese industry. “While I have no intention to intervene in domestic politics, I take the position that government intervention in markets can have unintended consequences,” he told The Australian Financial Review when asked about the ADGSM reforms. “From a Japanese corporate perspective, I am personally concerned that short-term interventions may jeopardise business practices which have been built over the long term.”

Senex chief executive Ian Davies, in a blunt submission to the government’s gas market consultation that closed last week, urged Labor to avoid crashing the industry as it scrambles to meet demand in coming years. “Senex’s EOI process demonstrates there is no market failure for gas supply from 2025 and therefore no case for heavy-handed and enduring market intervention,” he wrote.