Tomago Aluminium boss backs ScoMo's Kurri gas plant as critics pile on

Michael Parris
Updated May 20 2021 - 12:06am, first published May 19 2021 - 8:20pm
FOOT ON THE GAS: Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad and Energy Minister Angus Taylor tour the gas-fired power plant site at Kurri Kurri on Wednesday. Picture: Simone De Peak
FOOT ON THE GAS: Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad and Energy Minister Angus Taylor tour the gas-fired power plant site at Kurri Kurri on Wednesday. Picture: Simone De Peak

Tomago Aluminium boss Matt Howell has welcomed the Morrison government's commitment to build a gas-fired power plant at Kurri Kurri as energy analysts, environmentalists and school students line up to slam the $800 million project.

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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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