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The Victorian opposition is promising to scrap Labor’s bans on new gas appliances if they win next month’s election. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard
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Households in one Aussie state face gas bills rising up to $300 a year under a Labor-imposed appliance ban, with new home builds also set to cop a massive rise.

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