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

Chris Bowen warns energy generators against market manipulation amid crisis

Chris Bowen
Chris Bowen has characterised his first couple of weeks as energy minister as a ‘baptism of fire’. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The energy minister, Chris Bowen, has declared any power generator using the cover of the current energy crisis to engage in market manipulation will face action from regulators wielding the “full force of their powers”.

In a wide-ranging interview with Guardian Australia’s political podcast, the new federal minister said he was not aware of any specific allegations, but he acknowledged there was often speculation about inappropriate behaviour in Australia’s energy market.

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