Queensland hits out at ‘ideological' Victorian energy policy
Queensland Energy Minister David Janetzki says the decision to cancel a major wind farm project does not spell the end of renewables investment, as he took a swipe at the Victorian government's handling of energy policy.
Renewables advocates labelled Queensland 'closed for clean business' on Monday after Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie cancelled Greenleaf Renewables' proposed Moonlight Ridge wind farm near Rockhampton, even though the project had received planning approvals.
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The Liberals need to be sufficiently assertive to fix their gender problem. Allow me to woman-splain
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Sydney Morning Herald
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- Sydney Morning Herald
The Liberals need to be sufficiently assertive to fix their gender problem. Allow me to woman-splain
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