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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Coal down, solar up: Australia halfway to 2030 target

Australia will need to rely on a greater supply of renewable energy to meet its emissions targets. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is generating renewable energy in record amounts and is halfway to its 2030 target, latest figures show.

Coal-based power generation also produced less than half the nation's energy for the first time during the past year, while Western Australia and South Australia set records for renewable power production. 

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