Shorten fails to specify cost of Labor's renewables policy when asked four times

Labor's goal is to have 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030, but asked about the cost, he replies 'there is a cost in not acting'

Bill Shorten has declined to be specific about the cost of Labor's goal to have 50% of Australia's electricity generated from renewable sources by 2030.

In an early morning radio interview on Wednesday, Shorten was asked four times about the cost to consumers of executing such a transition, but the Labor leader deflected, pointing to the costs of not acting.