Could Australia be the new green hydrogen superpower?

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Labor has committed to making Australia a green hydrogen superpower with an investment of two billion dollars to a fund set to drive down production costs. But the Energy Minister has rejected suggestions billionaire Andrew Forrest, a leading investor of the emerging technology, will be the biggest winner of the program.

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