Labor’s net zero authority wins backing after workers call for help to leave fossil fuel industry

Energy minister says body will ‘focus like a laser on any obstacles to job creation and investment’

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Industry groups and unions have welcomed the Albanese government’s creation of a net zero authority aimed at filling the economic hole left by the closure of fossil fuel mines and power stations.

The government on Friday confirmed reports that it would set up the authority to promote “the orderly and positive economic transformation” resulting from the shift off carbon polluting industries.

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