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Flat White

Plibersek, stop handing public money to billionaires

2 March 2023

4:00 AM

2 March 2023

4:00 AM

Mining giant and Fortescue Metal executive chairman Andrew Forrest said at a Sydney conference this week:

‘We are fat and happy and have a relatively good lifestyle, but the rest of the world is changing very fast.’

Speak for yourself!

They were comments made by Mr Forrest urging Australia to further invest in so-called ‘green’ energy, and more specifically, green hydrogen – a technology which never takes off due to its numerous shortcomings.

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