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energy reporter Daniel Mercer

Experts say 'crazy' policies will hobble role of gas in Australia's energy transition

A few short months ago, Western Australia's Premier Mark McGowan delivered a stunning piece of news. 

The state government would close its two remaining coal-fired power stations by 2029 and plough billions of dollars into new renewable and storage capacity as the energy transition in the west hit top gear.

But sitting behind the announcement, just out of eyeshot, was a telling footnote.

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