Mr Chalmers said the difference was due to emergency legislation passed in December, lowering energy prices through a $125 per tonne cap on coal – to be imposed by Queensland and New South Wales – and a $12 a gigajoule limit on gas for 18 months.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce fired up during the debate, highlighting"power prices are going up". Picture: Sunrise However, Mr Joyce hit back at the government’s claim and labelled Labor’s marketing around soaring power prices the “great swindle”. As Ms Plibersek acknowledged families doing it tough, Mr Joyce repeatedly reminded audiences that “power prices are going up”.
Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley slammed the analysis by the Treasurer. Picture: Martin Ollman/Getty Images
Mr Joyce should be raising his voice in the House of representatives. Good luck to Australia if Mr Joyce returns to government
Keep Barnaby the LNP have to retain Trudge's seat. You were the cause of why the Teals did so well.
Barnaby mention closing down of Liddell station, blamed ALP, but this occurred on his watch, not Labor’s - incoherent ramblings from a bloke you regard as a leader
That’s rich coming from Barnaby who spent over $600,000 in three weeks with no accountability
Like this tony Abbott swindle?
LNP pissed off their Fossil Fuel donors only making profits instead of mega-profits... CrocodileTears
I’m not sure why we are still hearing from this bloviated irrelevancy? I notice he never appears on any real news programs – just with his mates at Sky.
Barnaby Joyce the king of Rorts
Have another beer BJ🍺🥴
Oh you mean this Barnaby_Joyce
Talking of dubious schemes, has Barnaby's drought report been sighted yet? He did the ground work in 2018-19 so it should be finished by now. It cost $675K, nearly as much as PwC's Robodebt draft report - apparently PowerPoint slides. Maybe Barney's was PowerPoint too, not SMS?
Time for Barnaby to go back to sleep.
Maybe Barnaby should try reading books rather than burning them
It's all a stich up between Labor and energy companies
Sadly Tanya “tell lies” Plebiscite singing from Bowen’s songbook.
Labor made some massive election promises regarding electricity prices and renewables. Barnaby_Joyce has every right to hold them to account. Labor are trying to contain inflation while having to spend billions to upgrade the NEM to accommodate RE. What a mess. Good luck.
swindle...like getting $600K for some mythical texts?
Pffft LNPCorruptionParty
Price drop - waiting patiently. Probably being planned at the Mardi Gra!
Well, if anybody knows about swindling, it's Barnaby_Joyce. Also grifting, infidelity, alcoholism, lying, misogyny, ignorance ... in fact, I'm starting to see why he appears so often on Sty!
Joyce is a lying, bullying pig of a man who has little respect for anyone who challenges his blatant lying. As one of his constituents, I've unfortunately witnessed his behaviour first hand. I don't believe a word he says. He is a wilfully ignorant coarse-speaking bloviator
She's a fool he's a big mouth. They did go to Tue election promising cheap power
Bills have gone up & will continue to go up but let’s pretend banana’s are apples.
Barnaby on the beers for breakfast again?
ALBANESE lies You lied about being an 'economic adviser' to the Hawke Government. You lied about cheaper mortgages. You lied about cheaper power bills. You lied about helping with our cost of living.