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Australians now have a shock new gas policy to consider when going to the polls on May 3, courtesy of Peter Dutton – but is his unprecedented scheme simply a bid to win political points as he and Anthony Albanese circle each other on the campaign trail? Or is it a legitimate method to keeping our appliances running, and ourselves warm, at a relatively low, or lower, cost?

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