Crisafulli axes truth-telling inquiry, pumped hydro scheme
The new Queensland Premier has cancelled a landmark ‘truth-telling’ inquiry, as his newly elected LNP government immediately shuts down work on a mega pumped hydro project.
Mackenzie Scott
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No cash for energy in LNP costings
Queensland’s planned renewable energy transition will be delayed under a LNP government, with David Crisafulli failing to budget a single dollar to his promise of building smaller pumped hydro projects to meet the state’s baseload power needs.
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