Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not hold back when questioned about rising energy prices by MP Scott Buchholz.
“Why did he vote against one and a half million dollars of energy price relief? Why did he do that? Why did he do that is beyond my comprehension?” Mr Albanese said.
“It’s also beyond my comprehension why he is determined to vote against the safeguard mechanism that was the former government’s own mechanism put forward.
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