Energy users and ex-ACCC boss praise government for staring down ‘bullies of the gas industry’
by Peter Hannam and Josh Butler from on (#66R3A)
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Energy users and the former boss of the competition watchdog have congratulated the Albanese government for staring down the bullies of the gas industry" in a bid to lower domestic energy bills.
The federal government last week announced an energy relief plan that would cap coal and gas prices and deliver $1.5bn in assistance to struggling lower-income Australians.
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