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The federal government say the figure is necessary to impact skyrocketing energy prices as it looks to introduce concrete measures before Christmas.
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May poll firms as Labor sets budget date
There are growing expectations Anthony Albanese will send voters to the polls in May, with Labor revealing its intentions to hand down a pre-election budget in late March.
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Ex-chair unaware of warnings at ‘catastrophic’ power station
The former chair of state-owned CS Energy Jim Soorley has claimed he was unaware of management warnings a Queensland power station was at risk of a ‘catastrophic’ incident, a court has heard.
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