Target $18.72, page-2315

New poll finds Albo will find popular support going down the market intervention route vs the tax route.

On gas

• 79 per cent of voters in favour of price caps on gas and electricity despite warnings from state premiers about the impact on their budget
• 70 per cent supported the idea of reserving a portion of the country’s gas exports for local use

On coal

• 57 per cent of voters were in favour of a price cap and 36 per cent were opposed, with the remainder undecided

On taxes

• 51 per cent in favour of increasing taxes on energy exporters

On public ownership

• 63 per cent of voters believe in bringing back or retaining public ownership of power assets as a way to keep prices down,

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