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is indicative of how far left the Coalition government was pulled during the Turnbull years, that it is now considering doing what only a Labor government normally does – giving one-off handouts to relieve the cost of electricity.

In the past, the Coalition would have solved the problem of high electricity costs instead of taking the easy way out.

The problem is easy to solve. Just get rid of the crippling subsidies to wind farms and other green projects. Simple! GREG KATER, SANCTUARY COVE