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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Huge energy bill blowout due to past 'denial and delay'

Coalition figures show households have paid billions more for electricity since Labor came to power. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has made good progress in its transition to renewables, the energy minister says, despite figures showing households have paid billions more for electricity since Labor came to power.

Coalition analysis of energy regulator data shows consumers across the National Electricity Market have paid a combined $22.7 billion extra on energy bills since 2022.

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