Opposition Leader pledges to bring down power prices

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, at the start of this election campaign, has pledged to bring down power prices.

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00:00Political leaders promising lower power prices, well, we've heard that one before.

00:07Anthony Albanese pledged a $275 reduction before the last election, and it's haunted

00:12him ever since.

00:14Peter Dutton's being less specific about how far prices would fall under his plan, but

00:19there are still risks here.

00:20The energy market is notoriously complex.

00:23Any promise to lower prices won't be easy to deliver, particularly when some in the

00:29gas industry and market experts doubt whether this plan would really work in the long run.

00:35Right now, details of this gas plan are scant.

00:39The opposition leader is pledging to release more information, including modelling on the

00:44price impacts.

00:45Until then, demands for answers will persist.

00:48The pressure and scrutiny will only grow.

00:51The Prime Minister, meanwhile, is messing with his opponent's head, campaigning today

00:55in Peter Dutton's own seat.

00:58A sign he's confident the momentum is with Labor at the start of this campaign.