Katharine Murphy and Gabrielle Chan look at the week in politics and how Labour has dominated the conversation about penalty rates. They are joined by Labor’s Pat Conroy and the Nationals’ Andrew Broad, both members of a new inquiry into modernising Australia’s power grid. We take a close look at energy policy and how members of opposing parties can find common ground in one of the most bitterly partisan of all areas of political debate

• Nationals MP calls for ‘real discussion’ on reserving gas for Australian use

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