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Andrew Brown

Coal, gas communities should not be left behind: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia needs to prepare now to reach net zero emissions. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has a responsibility to coal and gas communities to transition into other industries ahead of power stations closing down, the prime minister says.

As federal parliament debates laws that would set up an agency to manage the energy transition, Anthony Albanese said those that had been reliant on the coal and gas industry should not be left behind.

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