Synergy plans $4.5b wind, solar and battery farm in WA's Wheatbelt
The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
Tanya Plibersek was the environment and water minister in the Federal Labor government from 2022 to 2025.
Any further delay would enrage the oil and gas industry, but process shortcuts could lead to any approval being challenged in court.
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