Dutton refuses to release energy price cut modelling as protesters target his campaign

View image in fullscreen Peter Dutton says he won’t name a target price for power bills to fall to, or set a 2035 emissions reduction target before the election. Opposition leader says he will ‘leave it to other experts to talk about’ while simultaneously criticising Labor’s ‘secret’ climate targets Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Gina: the billionaire who wants to make Australia great See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton is, for now at least, keeping in the shadows the modelling that he claims shows his gas policy will reduce electricity prices, while simultaneously criticising Anthony Albanese for not releasing Labor modelling on climate targets. On day one of the election campaign, the opposition leader said the Liberals had commissioned modelling on his plan to increase gas supply in Australia, but he repeatedly declined to say what the model found about price impacts. Dutton said he would “leave it to other experts to talk about their analysis”, and instead insisted the modelling would be released at some point during the five-week campaign. Campaigning on his home turf in Brisbane, Dutton said he would not name a target price he wanted power bills to fall to, or set a 2035 emissions reduction target before the election. Twice on Saturday Dutton was targeted by protesters from the climate group Rising Tide, who infiltrated events at a XXXX brewery and a Chinese restaurant. Two women yelled criticism of his gas policy, holding signs calling for “no new coal or nuclear” power. Both were quickly forced out by security. Campaign stops are closely guarded secrets for security reasons. It’s unclear how protesters are learning about Dutton’s movements. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email When […]

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