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Emails obtained under freedom of information show Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was told the day after severe storms led to a blackout in South Australia that wind was not to blame, Fairfax’s Mark Kenny reports in an exclusive today. This advice from the Australian Energy Market Operator didn’t stop the PM, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg from using the blackout to attack renewable energy.
Speaking of politics in electricity debates, a diverse coalition of business groups, environmentalists and others have called for a bipartisan response to energy policy, in a letter stating: “The finger pointing will not solve our energy challenges.
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