Coalition criticises Labor over ‘skyrocketing’ power price rises – but Dutton won’t guarantee lower bills
by Josh Butler with Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6VWNV)
Peter Dutton also declines to say whether he would back a further extension of household energy bill rebates if he wins coming election
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Hundreds of thousands of households face higher power bills after the energy regulator proposed lifting benchmark prices by up to 9% in some regions.
The move prompted the energy minister on Thursday to concede power bills were too high" and urge users to shop around for the best deal, while the opposition branded the price rise a failure of Labor's energy policy.
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