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South Australia: why it’s in this state

26 December 2016

3:20 PM

26 December 2016

3:20 PM

jwThe SA economy is stagnating or even declining. The Labor government has been in power since 2002, now led by a Left, ‘ideologically driven’ Premier. It has the highest energy prices in the country.  

Australia’s Chief Scientist reviewed the impact of the 28 September 2016 SA state-wide total blackout of electricity supply: he estimated the overall cost of the blackout at $367 million, and it would have been worse had it occurred earlier in the day.

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