Shorten says Labor would support royal commission into power companies

But opposition leader insists it must investigate whether privatisation has driven up prices

Labor has signalled it could support a royal commission into Australia’s power companies if the terms of reference included analysis about whether the privatisation of electricity assets has driven up energy prices.

The Labor leader Bill Shorten told reporters in Brisbane that Australians needed the energy companies to “explain why there shouldn’t be a royal commission, and so far they haven’t”.

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