'Metaphorical middle finger': Dutton and Chalmers trade blows over energy bill

The government’s energy price relief plan to cap gas prices at $12/gigajoule and provide $1.5 billion in power bill assistance has been tabled in the House of Representatives and will pass the Senate later on Thursday.

Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “Explain to me how that is the case? Now, either it was a deliberate holding back of the release of the legislation or the OPC was still drafting it after-hours last night. Treasurer Jim Chalmers told ABC Radio National the Opposition Leader was"hiding behind" its claim of the government withholding the draft bill. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

“We said that we would take into consideration the consultation on that draft. We did that yesterday and when it was ready, after that consultation, we provided it to the Opposition in the usual way.”

So the final draft was given a week before the legislation was . I’m sure liberals did the same but don’t remember the outrage.

And reporting on this after the fact, says he bad the reporting is...

This is what we get from Carmles. So typical of Labor . Once they got in power they only worry for them selfs. It is a carbon copy from socialism, .

Spoiled brats destroying our country and laughing at people’s stupidity and ignorance to vote them in, arguing about nothing 🤮🐀🤮🐀👎

What the heck. The Coalition is now irrelevant.

Old snake charmer at it again. Just like the snake oil salesman he is

All crooked men One Year terms would rid is of these charlatans AlboMP JEChalmers

That’s really a mongrel act. Why would they not let the Opposition view it?

What's the collective noun for a bunch of useless Labor ministers having fun in the sun?

The government caved into the Greens to a deal.

Why are power prices high in Australia when its our coal & gas & power generation is here. Albo says the price of power is a result of Russian invasion of Ukraine. So renewable power will have zero impact on power costs. Tax multinationals 🤬 zalisteggall JacquiLambie abcnews

Yea just like Pelosi, 'We got to pass it, to see what's in it.'

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Govt ‘quite remarkably’ have not released any energy legislation details: DuttonOpposition Leader Peter Dutton says the government is “quite remarkably” not releasing legislation details over energy interventions. “The prime minister made this announcement last week,' Mr Dutton said during a press conference on Wednesday. 'He put out a statement, they’ve been working on it over the weekend, here we are a day away from Parliament being recalled at a cost of a million dollars to Australian taxpayers. 'The Prime Minister still doesn’t have a bill for us to consider. “If you’re going to take more gas out of the market at a time when you’ve got more demand, you’re going to increase prices and that’s not something we’re going to support.” Just like the contracts with big Pharma, everything is a secret, the people have a right to know what the hell is going on Opposition Leader PeterDutton_MP should perhaps just ask the PM for the info instead of grandstanding. Is he that incredulous after 9 years of hiding stuff.
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