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Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou

Coalition energises race for votes with gas and petrol

The coalition is promising to boost gas supply and slash fuel excise to bring down prices. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The coalition is comfortable with market intervention under a gas reservation policy in a bid to tackle "insane" prices for Australians, as the opposition makes its economic pitch to voters.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fired the starter's gun on the election campaign on Friday, in an attempt to draw attention away from Peter Dutton's budget reply speech delivered the previous evening.

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