Queensland 'at the forefront' of nation's energy transition

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The Prime Minister delivered a speech to the Queensland Media Club asking Australians to continue 'building on our existing strengths' as the energy transition continues.

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00:00 Queensland will be at the forefront in helping the nations in our region grow,

00:05 industrialise and decarbonise, and help the world achieve its net zero goals.

00:11 When I look at the Queensland Government's Energy and Jobs Plan, I see that scale of ambition.

00:17 Australia's largest solar farm at Western Downs,

00:21 one of the biggest wind farms in the southern hemisphere near Warwick,

00:25 backed by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

00:29 New pumped hydro near Gympie, and one of the biggest pumped hydro projects in the world, planned for Mackay.

00:36 Copper stream running from Townsville and Mount Isa,

00:40 and connecting the North West Minerals Province to the National Energy Grid.

00:45 Making Gladstone a hydrogen hub and a global capital for green minerals.

00:51 And the most important national project of all, making sure workers and communities aren't left behind,

00:58 starting with the Queensland Job Security Guarantee.

01:01 [TITLE: The Queensland Government's Energy and Jobs Plan]

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