Scott Morrison says gas will ‘always’ be a major contributor to Australia’s prosperity

Prime minister reassures industry the Coalition will back it during transition to new energy economy'

Scott Morrison says Australia's oil and gas sector will always" be a major contributor to Australia's prosperity and the Coalition will back producers both as exporters and suppliers to the domestic market during the transition to the new energy economy".

The prime minister, who is currently in London, used a video address to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's conference in Perth to reassure producers the government had a plan for the transition to low emissions as efforts to decarbonise economies have gathered pace in developed economies since the US re-entered the Paris agreement.