Anthony Albanese

The Prime Minister was forced to delay the face-to-face talks at a dinner with leaders at Kirribilli House after he tested positive following a routine PCR ...

They are relying on this meeting to take place.' So these things are being worked through constructively, and I´ll continue to work through with them in a positive fashion,' he said. Mr Albanese has been under pressure to broker a deal with the states to bring down energy prices but has faced fierce pushback from NSW and Queensland (pictured, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and NSW premier Dominic Perrottet) It's the leader's second bout of Covid. Mr Albanese has been under pressure to broker a deal with the states to bring down energy prices but has faced fierce pushback from NSW and Queensland. The Prime Minister's office confirmed the meeting would now take place virtually on Friday after he assured he was 'doing OK' (pictured, Anthony Albanese)

The best we should hope for, observers told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, is that future price hikes might not be as bad as they otherwise would have ...

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National Cabinet's meeting to address energy prices has shifted to Friday after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID-19.

“We stand ready to work with the Commonwealth to protect energy consumers in NSW … In no way does that … “That needs to be dealt with in the short term. “The Commonwealth is yet to put a single dollar on the table to help with energy costs,” Mr Kean said. Mr Albanese said the issues were being worked through “constructively” and he was confident of finding a solution. Mr Kean called on the Commonwealth to come up with a national solution to what was a national problem, due to the interconnected nature of the east coast electricity grid.