Proposed NSW windfarm ‘fast growing into a national scandal’, says Peter Dutton
by Sarah Basford Canales from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FTDR)
Labor hopes plan will contribute to renewable energy target but opposition leader says government hasn't done its homework'
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The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has taken aim at a proposed windfarm off the coast of the New South Wales Hunter region, describing the potential environmental impacts of the major project as an absolute travesty".
The opposition leader, flanked by shadow climate change and energy minister, Ted O'Brien, on Tuesday, told reporters the planned development was fast growing into a national scandal" after backlash from some local groups.
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