Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton at a press conference after visiting the Cougar Mining Equipment facility in Tomago in the Hunter Valley on day 3 of his 2025 federal election campaign in the seat of Paterson, in New South Wales, Australia on March 31, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled new modelling to support his proposed East Coast Gas Reservation policy, revealing it could reduce household electricity bills by around 3 percent by 2026.
The analysis, conducted by Frontier Economics and released nearly two weeks after the plan’s initial announcement, coincided with the first leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign.