What's behind the energy crisis on Australia's east coast?

Kogan Creek coal-fired power station, Queensland, Australia

Kogan Creek coal-fired power station, Queensland Source: Getty / Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty

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Australia's Energy Market Operator, AEMO, has made an unprecedented intervention this week amid the energy crisis gripping the country's east coast.

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