Failure to act now on energy policy will just trigger Groundhog Day | Katharine Murphy

There are several good reasons to adopt the Finkel proposals - unless the Coalition just wants more zero sum bouts with LaborWhile politics never sleeps, and the verbiage from Canberra never stops, there has been a strange sense of suspended animation about the last couple of weeks, apart from a mild frenzy on Friday, as rumours circulated of early elections, cancelled parliamentary sittings, and general plague and pestilence.The reason for Friday's startle reflex is, of course, the return of the federal parliament for the blockbuster spring session next week. Continue reading...