Major Victorian Political Parties Promise Power Bill Relief for Households

A close up of a power bill in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2012. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Major political parties in the Australian state of Victoria have switched the focus of their election campaigns to energy bill relief for local households as the state election will begin in less than two weeks.

Speaking at his campaign launch in Cranbourne, Melbourne, on Nov. 13, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that each Victorian household could get a second $250 (US$167) power-saving bonus if the centre-left Labor party was re-elected on Nov. 26.