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Watchdog given extra teeth over 'dodgy' energy prices
Australia’s energy operators have been put on notice after the Albanese Government beefed up the consumer watchdog’s powers to monitor pricing.
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Australia’s energy operators have been put on notice after the Albanese Government beefed up the consumer watchdog’s powers to monitor pricing.
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Power prices spiked in June up to five times higher than the wholesale price at the start of 2021, the consumer watchdog has revealed.
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