Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade - but the march of new power lines faces a bush revolt

Landowners - including many who support the shift to renewable energy - fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystemsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIf you ask Paul and Andrea Sturgess how much their view is worth, the answer is: priceless. To the electricity transmission network operator Transgrid, it's less than $800,000.Their property beside the Blowering Reservoir in southern NSW is a uniquely Australian sight. Big brushstrokes of wattle creep up the ridge, clumps of yellow sitting between burnt-out gums - a legacy of the black summer bushfires of 2019-20.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...