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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ian Kirkwood

Political promises of lower power prices put under scrutiny

CHANGE IS COMING: Chris Bowen, Anthony Albanese and Ed Husic in an ALP advertisement for the party's electric car policies.

BOTH major parties are overstating the benefits and understating the costs of their power bill and electric car election policies, a Hunter energy consultant says.

Bruce Hodgkinson, who runs the Power Bill Doctor energy efficiency consultancy, wants electricity policy questions raised in tonight's third election debate, moderated by 7NEWS political editor Mark Riley, who began his career at the Newcastle Herald.

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