PM and ministers took two jets for clean energy announcement on RAAF advice, says Chris Bowen
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#6KRC1)
Energy minister says air force advised the runway at Scone, near Liddell power station, would not accommodate Albanese's larger plane
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The energy minister, Chris Bowen, has defended the government's decision to charter two jets from Canberra for a clean energy announcement in the Hunter region of New South Wales, blaming local airport limitations and a lack of commercial flights.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, Bowen and the industry minister, Ed Husic, travelled to Muswellbrook for the announcement of $1bn for the Sunshot program to support Australian-made solar panels last Thursday. Albanese called it one of the most significant that will be made during our term".
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