Industry ridicules Twiggy Forrest idea to divert diesel rebate into hydrogen

Jamieson Murphy
November 22 2021 - 5:00pm
IDEA SLAMMED: Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest has privately lobbied the government to redirect the fuel rebate into green hydrogen projects, which his company is heavily investing in. Photo: Geoff Jones
IDEA SLAMMED: Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest has privately lobbied the government to redirect the fuel rebate into green hydrogen projects, which his company is heavily investing in. Photo: Geoff Jones

THE agriculture industry has condemned mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest for privately lobbying the government to phase out the multi-billion dollar diesel fuel subsidy, and divert the funds into green hydrogen projects.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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