Labor to back new fossil fuel projects that ‘stack up’ economically and environmentally

Resources minister praises gas industry as ally' of renewable energy and says she will work with states and territories to encourage new supply

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The Albanese government will continue to support new fossil fuel projects so long as they stack up" from an economic and environmental perspective, the federal resources minister says.

Labor rejected the Greens' demand that there be no new fossil fuel projects during negotiations over the climate bill. The government is pushing states and territories to expand domestic gas supply as it attempts to shore up the local market.

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