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Ex-Liberal appointed to top climate change body

Matt Kean says Australia has a chance to deliver some of the cheapest electricity in the world. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Former NSW Liberal Treasurer Matt Kean has vowed to stick to facts, economics and science after he was named chair of the federal government's Climate Change Authority.

Mr Kean, who quit state politics on Tuesday, will lead the independent statutory body which advises the Commonwealth on climate change policy.

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