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PM needs gimmick-free climate plan
The Prime Minister should be prepared to go nuclear to fix the nation's emissions problems - gimmicks and under-costed 'nation-building' projects simply won't cut it.
Alan MitchellContributorScott Morrison’s plan to cut Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions won’t include a carbon price for purely political reasons.
But nor can it be another list of under-costed “nation-building” projects such as Snowy Hydro 2.0 and gimmicks like the fast train to Parkes flagged in the Treasurer’s pre-election budget speech.
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