Up to the year 2000, coal was responsible for over 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation. Its share today for the country as a whole is under 50 per cent.
In 2000, we had among the lowest electricity prices in the world. We now have among the highest.
In 2000, Australia had a smoothly-functioning electricity system.
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