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PM rejects calls for national inquiry into high power prices

High voltage electricity transmission lines are seen at the Liddell coal fired power station in Muswellbrook

High voltage electricity transmission lines are seen at the Liddell coal fired power station in Muswellbrook Source: AAP

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he will not support calls for a Royal Commission into electricity prices. Image: High voltage electricity transmission lines at the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales (AAP)


Some in his party believe the threat of a commission will scare retailers into lowering prices.

But Mr Turnbull says Australia has already seen the worst of expensive electricity.


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