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Politics
Maeve Bannister and Andrew Brown

Coal price cap decision not yet reached

Australia's political leaders have not yet reached a decision to cap coal and gas prices but "temporary" interventions are on the table.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen met with his state and territory counterparts to discuss long-term strategies to drive down power prices and the next steps in Australia's transition to renewables.

The ministers also discussed a model for a capacity mechanism, something Mr Bowen said had been in the "too hard basket" for too long.

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