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Nats fire up plan for new Hunter coal plant to power manufacturing renaissance

Michael Parris
January 27 2021 - 5:00am
Liddell power station in the Upper Hunter is due to close in 2023.
Liddell power station in the Upper Hunter is due to close in 2023.

The Nationals' backbench policy committee says the federal government should "support" a new coal-fired power plant in the Hunter as part of a plan to revive Australian manufacturing.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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