Australia faces periodic warnings from energy market regulators—such as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)—regarding potential domestic gas supply shortfalls, particularly across the eastern states. While the country is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, declining legacy production fields in the Gippsland Basin and restricted pipeline capacities have tightened domestic supplies. To mitigate these risks, energy policies encourage new onshore developments, pipeline expansions, and local reservation strategies to ensure sufficient gas reaches domestic manufacturing and residential power grids.