Australia’s energy security and resilience
From Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today by ABC
April 10, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Australia's energy security in light of rising energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and explores the challenges of transitioning to renewable energy.
The conflict in the Middle East has led to a sharp rise in energy prices – and highlighted the issue of Australia’s energy security. Why haven’t we all transitioned to renewables? The story of Australia’s energy transition and why it’s had so many false starts and missteps.
Topics covered
- energy security
- renewable energy
- Australia
- energy prices
- energy transition
Keywords
- energy security
- renewables
- Australia
- energy prices
- energy transition
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia, Middle East
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