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Morrison no fan of Nth Qld coal-fired power station

FEDERAL Treasurer Scott Morrison has branded a proposal favoured by Queensland Liberal National Party backbenchers for a $3 billion coal-fired power station in north Queensland as an expensive and inefficient option for additional electricity generation.

Lou Caruana
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison.

The Queensland government is instead proposing a $1.16 billion Powering Queensland Plan that retains electricity assets in public ownership, and promotes Queensland’s sustainable energy mix including coal,...

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