Scott Morrison says partisan politics has driven up power prices

Treasurer appears to have moved on from position which saw him brandish a lump of coal in parliament last FebruaryTreasurer Scott Morrison has flagged further support from the Turnbull frontbench for bipartisan energy policy, acknowledging that politics as usual has driven up power prices, and calling for both parties to "meet in the middle".The remarks, reported in Rockhampton's Morning Bulletin, follow a speech Morrison delivered in Adelaide last week where he admitted building new coal power plants would not bring down power prices. Continue reading...