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Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

EXPLAINED: Former premier bracks appointed gas envoy - The Real Truth

Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks has been appointed to help solve a dispute blocking a multi-billion-dollar gas project.

Mr Bracks was named as Australia's special representative for the Greater Sunrise gas fields project by the federal government on Tuesday.

The gas field is located off the northwest coast of Australia in the Timor Sea, with East Timor entitled to about 70 per cent of royalties from the project.

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