Josh Frydenberg says government will focus on power prices over emissions reduction

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has conceded the Australian Parliament has failed to deal with the challenge of climate change as he confirmed the new Morrison government will concentrate on lowering power prices ahead of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says a workable policy on
climate change has eluded Australian politics for a decade.

Mr Frydenberg said "no one is more disappointed that I am" about the decision to get rid of the National Energy Guarantee, the policy he designed and campaigned for as energy minister, but he declared the focus would now be on price.

"What you will hear from us, which you will not hear from the Labor Party, is that we will put reducing people’s power bills first, over emissions. You will not hear the Labor Party say that," he said.

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