Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Source: AAP / Dan Himbrechts
Together this package is a constructive plan. It's a constructive plan to deal with the challenges that households and businesses are facing, and it is an example of the Commonwealth working hand in hand with states and territories, working these issues through to achieve an outcome to ensure that energy price relief does occur.
The price cap announcement follows confirmation from state and federal energy ministers to introduce a capacity investment scheme in renewable power sources.
Mr Albanese says that announcement forms part of the government's plan to improve transmission and network capacity so Australia is less vulnerable to external circumstances, like the war in Ukraine, which are currently driving price increases.”
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