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Government funding of fossil fuel projects far outweighs renewables: new research

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The liquefied natural gas facility at Curtis Island in north Queensland Source: AAP

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New research estimates the Australian government's export credit agency has spent around 80 times more money on fossil fuel projects than renewables over the past 11 years.

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