The response to the South Australian blackout by Josh Frydenberg and Malcolm Turnbull has created three problems for them in dealing with the states
There’s an old adage in politics: never waste a crisis. When severe storms caused a power blackout across South Australia last week, the Turnbull government bent mother nature to its will.
But there’s another adage that Malcolm Turnbull and his energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, should remember: don’t win the battle only to lose the war.
Related: South Australia’s blackout explained (and no, renewables aren’t to blame)