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Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to 'hostile actors', Climate Statement warns

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to 'hostile actors', Climate Statement warnsTASMANIA FIRE SERVICE

Extreme weather seasons are putting Australia’s energy systems more at risk of sabotage, the government’s annual Climate Change Statement warns.

These events place increased strain on the energy networks, and the resulting fragility could be exploited by “hostile actors”.

“The threshold for...

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