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Tradies to 'save' Australia from emissions, power bills

Electrification guru Saul Griffith warned Australia needs tens of thousands more electricians. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The safeguard mechanism may cut industrial emissions but tradies will be the boots on the ground to electrify homes and save household budgets.

"We need to comprehensively reform how we train the young Australians that we need to, quite honestly, save our arses," electrification guru Saul Griffith told politicians and smart energy bosses at federal parliament on Wednesday.

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