Australia's big power blackout

Energy riches split the country and poison politics

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Vapour rises above the Loy Yang coal fired power station, east of Melbourne.

It is Australia's paradox of prosperity -- a wealthy country that is rich in natural resources, yet so badly led that its 25 million inhabitants pay some of the world's highest power prices, suffer blackouts and endure endless infighting among their political leaders.

The latest casualty of the disunity virus that rages through Australian politics is Malcolm Turnbull, who led the Liberal-National coalition government from September 2015 until his downfall on Friday Aug. 24.

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