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To start cutting gas and electricity prices, here's what the government looks likely to deliver by Christmas

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he’ll have a system in place to deal with rising energy prices by Christmas.

He can’t yet tell us what it will be, because that will depend on the outcome of negotiations with gas and electricity companies, and possibly on legislation he might have to get through parliament.

But thanks one of the...

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