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Hunter’s Corner
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Govt kicks the energy can down the road

ANALYSIS: A much-anticipated announcement on how to avoid another power crisis has failed to deliver a solution.

Low wattage: The market does not incentivise investment in generation to address dry year risk, said the Frontier report.

Tim Hunter Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Of all the responses to the Government’s energy announcement on Wednesday, the most telling was surely the relief rally in electricity company shares.

Any concern investors may have had about Government intervention evaporated on contact with the news. As policy, this was about as meaty as a bun

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Tim Hunter Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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