PM Browne Slams UPP's $3,600 Electricity Bill Cut Plan, Cites Risk to APUA

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has criticised the UPP's proposal to cut $3,600 from household electricity bills, warning the plan would cost tens of millions of dollars and threatens the financial stability of APUA, which already relies on government subsidies to operate.

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UPP Pulls Candidates from ABS 'Know Your Candidates' Programme, Citing Host Bias

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