Energy retailers increase prices while placing blame on “concerning” gas cap supply issues, Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie says.
“We’ve put on this gas cap and we’re all concerned about it not working anyway.
“We need to have a look at a gas reserve policy, we can see that has kept prices down in Western Australia, I mean they’re leading the rest of the nation.
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