Hey minister, leave that gas trigger alone – it may fire up a fight with foreign investors
- Written by Umair Ghori, Associate Professor, Bond University

With the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) warning consumers of huge price hikes ahead, further calls for the federal government to pull its so-called “gas trigger” seem inevitable.
But that could be a very big mistake – leading to the type of trade dispute Australia fought for years against Big Tobacco over...