A $265 million energy package in the 2017 Federal Budget, announced on May 9, has been designed to boost the country's energy security. The package includes a number of measures to secure the nation's energy system, including $90 million to expand gas supplied, partly through increased unconventional gas exploration. "The measures in this package will set Australia up for a modern and dynamic energy system, allowing us to keep pace with changing energy technologies, as we transition to a lower emissions future," Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said. Mr Frydenberg said in order to deliver secure power in the medium-term, the government is launching a $5.2 million national interest and cost-benefit analysis study into the construction of gas pipelines from the Northern Territory and Western Australia to the east coast, through Moomba in South Australia. "Improving the transparency.
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