Should Australian governments nationalise the electricity sector? It's not that simple
- Written by Rabindra Nepal, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wollongong
The shock suspension last week of Australia’s wholesale electricity market rekindled an age-old debate about whether the energy sector should be nationalised – in other words, owned and controlled by government.
The calls came after electricity prices spiked and supply tightened along Australia’s east coat, triggering a chain of...
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