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Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses for a picture during a tour of Tumut 3 power station at the Snowy Hydro Scheme in Talbingo, Thursday, March 16, 2017. Mr Turnbull today announced the Government's intention for a major expansion of the Snowy Hydro Scheme, its biggest since the project was completed in 1974. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Six years of bungled billions; cut losses on Snowy 2.0

The ‘nation-building’ pumped-hydro battery is fast becoming one of Australia’s most spectacular infrastructure debacles.

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High voltage electricity transmission lines are seen at the Liddell Power Station in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Owner AGL has announced they plan to close the ageing coal fired power station in 2022, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is pushing for the plant to remain open. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Pull plug on costly power line schedule

An ambitious timetable of power line projects will hit the taxpayer for billions more than estimated.

Ted Woodley and Simon Bartlett

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media after a tour of the Tumut 3 power station at the Snowy Hydro Scheme in Talbingo, Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Scott Morrison announced today a further $1.3 billion investment into the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Snowy 2.0 a disaster in the making

An open letter to Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

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Illustration: Eric Lobbecke, The Australian

Time to melt the Snowy 2.0 myths

Not only is the much-hyped energy generation scheme bad for the environment — it will actually raise the price of electricity for consumers.

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