Peter Dutton has criticised the Albanese Government for attempting to “crab walk away” from its election promise to drive down electricity prices.
The cost of energy has soared across the country as gas and electricity shortages put the grid under increased pressure.
The Albanese Government has faced a rapid rise in energy prices along with electricity and gas shortages in its first months in office. Picture: Getty Images “The government, I just think, has still got its training wheels on when it comes to energy,” the Liberal leader told 2GB’s Ray Hadley on Thursday.“Electricity bills would go down they said, and they made that promise knowing that they couldn't deliver it and now they're trying to find every excuse to crab walk away from it.”
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