The energy minister has released a statement that claims power prices will increase under a Labor plan, but the Opposition's climate and energy spokesman says it's 'the latest in more than a decade of climate scare campaigns from the Liberals'.
Scott Morrison will use a trip to Western Australia to announce the location of two new hydrogen hubs, while Anthony Albanese will seek to highlight his opponent's inaction on disaster response.The Opposition leader will continue campaigning in marginal Queensland seats, where Labor will need to make up ground if it wants any chance of forming government.
Scott Morrison will continue to campaign in crucial marginal seats in Western Australia, spending the day wooing voters on the government's economic management, including an address to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy.The prime minister will use his trip to WA to announce the location of two new hydrogen hubs and more funding for critical mineral supply chains.
"WA is a world leader in critical minerals and these investments are just the beginning of our commitment to the sector," he said. "Energy consumers would be left $560 per year worse off by 2032-33, on average across the country, under Labor's plan to increase the size of the transmission network to almost $100 billion," Mr Taylor said in a statement on Tuesday.
"RepuTex finds that Rewiring the Nation will cut power prices by delivering the experts' blueprint for the grid more cheaply, and by bringing low-cost renewables into the grid more quickly.
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