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.