Qld power bill rebate a ‘temporary fix’
Queensland households will receive a rebate on their power bills as the premier admits surging electricity costs are forcing people to make "difficult choices".
Queensland households will receive a rebate on their power bills as the premier admits surging electricity costs are forcing people to make "difficult choices".
In a welcome relief, the NSW government will help households that can't keep up with a spike in electricity bills, funding a maximum of $1600 a year.
The Queensland government will offer $175 power bill rebates after the regulator forecast a jump of more than 11 per cent in electricity prices.
Closing the country's biggest coal-fired power station seven years early could cause job losses and a spike in electricity prices, the NSW energy minister says.