ENVIRONMENT

Joyce continues to push for Qld coal fired power plant

FORMER National Party leader and current backbencher Barnaby Joyce has renewed his calls for a coal-fired power station in Collinsville in Queensland, claiming it was a “moral imperative” that would reduce energy prices for Australians.

Barnaby Joyce.

Barnaby Joyce.

The newly re-elected coalition government - which campaigned on the need to retain coal as a major energy source for regional Queensland - has a shortlist of a dozen power generation projects it is considering...

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