Australia must stop 'whingeing' and make a decision on national energy market, operator says

Audrey Zibelman says market has reached inflection point' and decision must be made on whether to have single, national market or five state markets

Australian governments need to make a decision about whether they want a national electricity market, or five state markets, rather than whinge" at one another about not making a decision, according to the system operator, Audrey Zibelman.

Zibelman, the chief executive of the Australian Energy Market Operator, told an energy summit on Monday the energy market had reached an inflection point".