A gas expert says there’s one thing the federal government can do to save Aussies money on their power bills.

The price of household gas peeked in NSW at $55 a gigajoule, up from $5 in 2014.

“This is a national scandal,” Ben Fordham declared.

Gas expert Bruce Robertson told Ben gas companies engage in price fixing, even though it’s illegal.

“They just keep the market a little bit starved of gas.

“There is no gas crisis occurring in WA because they can source their gas for $5-$7 a gigajoule.

“The problem needs to be solved by the federal government.

“We are in a true energy crisis and the crisis is driven by gas. It’s not a lack of supply … we need a domestic gas reservation policy that forces down the price of gas.”

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