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Anthony Albanese has accused Opposition Leader Sussan Ley of “taking Australia backwards” after “capitulating” to the Nationals on net zero.

Ms Ley has claimed that the Liberals’ plan will help drive down energy prices, which she’s accused Labor of worsening through its renewables agenda.

But the Prime Minister claimed on ABC RN Breakfast that external factors, like the wars in “Ukraine and the Middle East” were to blame for the failure to deliver cheaper power.

He added that the Liberals opening the door to extend or possibly build new coal-fired power stations “doesn’t stack up”, adding they “don’t have a plan to reduce prices”.

“They’re fundamentally dismissive of the science of climate change. We’ve seen a capitulation by the Liberal Par

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