As you unplug your iPhone and turn on your kettle each morning, the complexities of Australia's energy market probably aren’t high on your mind. But at this year’s federal election more than any other, voters are being asked to think about where their electricity comes from, how much it costs and whether it will help make the planet too hot to live on.
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| A coal operation in the NSW Hunter Valley. Tony Abbott says coal is the cheapest form of energy. |
The Morrison government has pledged to make energy supplies more reliable and affordable by financing new generation projects – most controversially coal – using the taxpayer purse. It’s an issue that is, again, tearing the Coalition apart as some Nationals MPs push for a firm funding commitment before the election.
Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Coal or renewables: Which is cheaper?”
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