12 July, 2018

Fancy seeing you: energy foes Abbott, Frydenberg and Credlin to face off in US

The energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, has no shortage of challenges right at the moment – including trying to land a complicated electricity policy that can placate both his coal-obsessed colleagues and also state governments concerned about a lack of ambition on emissions reduction.

Electricity in the air: Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin and Josh
 Frydenberg have been on opposing sides of the energy debate.
Composite: Penny Bradfield, Mick Tsikas/AAP
But his diplomatic skills will be put further to the test this week when he attends the annual Australian-American leadership dialogue in Washington.

“The dialogue” is a high-powered gathering of movers and shakers – politicians, diplomats, business and media doyens – who mingle in closed sessions to mull the state of the bilateral relationship in the age of Trump.


Read the story by Katharine Murphy from The Guardian - “Fancy seeing you: energy foes Abbott, Frydenberg and Credlin to face off in US.”

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