This week the SA Labor Premier, Jay Weatherill, took the lead in the national energy debate, suggesting the creation of an inter-state emissions trading scheme. A belly laugh from the Prime Minister followed. SA was in no position to call any shots: it has the most expensive and least reliable energy in the country.
How did that come about?
The Australian Labor Party has been the dominant party in South Australia since 1965.
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