Carbon tax relief fleeting as high prices force energy rethink

By Mark Kenny, Peter Martin, Adam Gartrell
Updated February 21 2017 - 4:08pm, first published February 20 2017 - 6:21pm
Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg launches the Threatened Species Prospectus and a new sharing arrangement of wildlife between Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the San Diego Zoo in the US at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Monday. Photo: Peter Rae
Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg launches the Threatened Species Prospectus and a new sharing arrangement of wildlife between Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the San Diego Zoo in the US at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Monday. Photo: Peter Rae

Dumping Labor's carbon tax had provided only a "brief respite" from rising electricity prices, Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has conceded, noting that consumers with the means were increasingly opting for roof-top solar and energy storage.

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