Let’s buy Liddell: Abbott

TONY Abbott wants the Turnbull Government to buy the Liddell power station and then on-sell it to Alinta Energy, after AGL rejected the company’s $250 million offer.

AGL announced yesterday it had knocked back the purchase request from Alinta Energy because it wasn’t in its best interests, despite government pressure.

Mr Abbott said AGL was “striking against the national interest” in the same way as a militant union.

“The government should compulsorily acquire this power station for the price Alinta were prepared to pay and then it should sell it to Alinta,” he said.