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$500m plugged into producing locally made batteries

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The federal government has announced a $523 million strategy designed to incentivise domestic battery production for Australia's clean energy transition. This investment in renewable storage comes as the New South Wales government secured a two-year extension of the country's biggest coal-fired power station.
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