The gas boom is on but the riches for Australia are far from assured

By Heath Aston
Updated October 15 2016 - 1:18am, first published 12:15am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull toured Chevron's mammoth Gorgon LNG plant in April – a project he approved as environment minister in 2007. Photo: Ray Strange
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull toured Chevron's mammoth Gorgon LNG plant in April – a project he approved as environment minister in 2007. Photo: Ray Strange
Gorgon is the single-biggest resources project in the nation's history. Photo: Supplied
Gorgon is the single-biggest resources project in the nation's history. Photo: Supplied
Politicians love a photo opportunity that allows voters to associate them with "jobs and growth". Photo: Supplied
Politicians love a photo opportunity that allows voters to associate them with "jobs and growth". Photo: Supplied

They are the set-piece photo opportunities that prime ministers will fly across the continent to take part in.

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