Josh Frydenberg makes peace offering to ACT before D-day for energy deal

Energy minister bows to territory's call for emissions reduction in national energy guarantee to be reported nationallyJosh Frydenberg says he is happy for emissions reduction in the national energy guarantee to be reported nationally, not regionally, which is a significant early peace offering to the Australian Capital Territory, which has the power to scuttle the proposal.In an interview with Guardian Australia, the energy minister said he wasn't interested in pursuing any side deals with state and territory governments to try and bed down the national energy guarantee, but was open to adjusting parameters that created significant problems for individual jurisdictions. Continue reading...