Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and ministers were told wind not to blame for South Australia blackout

Malcolm Turnbull - ignored advice
 on SA power blackout.

Turnbull government statements blaming last year's South Australian blackout on its high renewable energy target ignored confidential public service advice stating that it was not the cause, according to emails obtained under freedom-of-information rules.

With a febrile debate over renewable energy versus coal-fired generation suddenly raging in Canberra, the revelation is set to undermine the Coalition's energy messaging and shatter confidence in its call for investment certainty through sober debate and bipartisan policy solutions. 

 Read Mark Kenney’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and ministers were told wind not to blame for South Australia blackout.”