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Time to be coal wise and not penny foolish

Senator Matt Canavan writes the penny has finally dropped with a new CSIRO report highlighting coal power is cheaper than solar and wind power. (File)

The penny has finally dropped. Coal is the cheapest form of electricity generation in Australia. The CSIRO finally admitted that […]

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