The energy crisis just got serious

<p>This week, the wholesale energy market was suspended. </p><p>It’s the first time the Australian energy market operator has ever had to take that step to keep electricity flowing to homes and to businesses.</p><p>But this crisis has been decades in the making, caused by a policy vacuum that both sides of politics share responsibility for.</p><p>So the question now is, how do you fix over a decade of political inaction?</p><p>Today, columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Paul Bongiorno, on the suspension of the energy market and the political blame game that's followed.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Paul Bongiorno.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>