Australian Leader Looks to Promote Labor’s New Green Funds to Coal Region

The centre-left Labor government is looking to attract working-class voters through its renewable energy policy as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touts his plan to decarbonise the nation. In a speech to the New South Wales (NSW) Hunter Valley region, which has a large-scale coal industry, the prime minister set the scene for Australia’s energy future. “Every nation needs to decarbonise and electrify,” Mr. Albanese said. “When we talk about a future made in Australia—we want it made the Australian way. Not entering a race to the bottom on pay and conditions but driving a new generation of good jobs and fair wages in safe workplaces.”...