Take rational measures on electricity privatisation issue

By Ross Gittins
Updated March 28 2015 - 8:08am, first published 12:14am
Since electricity prices are controlled by the Australian Energy regulator - which wants to drive prices down, not up - privatisation would not lead to higher prices. Photo: Michael Howard
Since electricity prices are controlled by the Australian Energy regulator - which wants to drive prices down, not up - privatisation would not lead to higher prices. Photo: Michael Howard

I'm never sure who annoy me more, the business types who are certain every business is better run if privately owned, or the lefties who oppose every sale of government-owned businesses on principle.