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The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has just shot back at Coalition criticisms of how Labor is handling the energy crisis.

We're managing them very actively. As I said, the gas supply guarantee has already been activated and it's already had an impact and I'm working very closely with my state and territory energy minister colleagues.

But, you know, advice from the previous government - which Angus Taylor has been happy to give out, and I noticed Peter Dutton has been giving out - is about as effective as advice from the captain of the Titanic on navigation skills.