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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor

Albanese government’s energy bill passes Senate as Dutton warns price caps will be ‘catastrophic’ for economy

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during debate on the energy price relief bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 15, 2022.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he was ‘stunned … that the opposition were prepared to vote today for higher power prices for both businesses and for households’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Albanese government’s legislation capping gas prices and funding consumer rebates to deliver power price relief has passed the Senate, despite the Coalition voting against the proposal during a special sitting of federal parliament.

Anthony Albanese declared himself “stunned” after the opposition leader Peter Dutton resolved to oppose the package unless the government was prepared to split the legislation to separate the gas price cap from financial help for households.

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