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24 January
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Health move FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt has been handed the federal health portfolio in the wake of the politicians’ entitlements revelations that led to the demise of former Health Minister Sussan Ley. One of his first calls after the announcement of a mini ministerial reshuffle by the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was Frankston Hospital. During his hospital visit Mr Hunt responded to media questions about his own travel expenses, spoke with staff and then did a round of wards, meeting and comforting patients. “Travel troubles accompany Hunt’s health job” Page 7 Picture: Yanni
Hastings has role in hydrogen plans Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au A PILOT project to produce hydrogen from brown coal will require the gas to be liquefied near Hastings before being shipped to Japan. Kawasaki Heavy Industries says it will release more details of the project
“in the first quarter of 2017 for consideration and consultation”. The company says it has been “exploring the opportunity” to create a hydrogen energy supply chain from Australia to Japan for more than six. During that time discussions had been held with state and federal governments, industry and research organisations.
“The initiative is well known,” general manager of Kawasaki’s hydrogen development centre, Dr Eiichi Harada, said in a statement issued by consultants, GHD Australia. Mr Harada said Kawasaki “is not and has never been involved in plans to process coal at Western Port”. Flinders MP Greg Hunt, who was environment minister during the time
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that Kawasaki was in high level government discussions about its brown coal to liquid hydrogen project, last week repeated that he was opposed to any “reindustrialisation” of Crib Point but would not rule out a coal gasification plant at Hastings. Mr Hunt said he was “utterly opposed” to Western Port being used as a coal port, adding “I have made it clear
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that Crib Point should not be reindustrialised for hydrogen or bitumen”. However, the proposal would involve hydrogen, not coal, being exported from Hastings. Mr Hunt said he knew of discussions between the state and Kawasaki but “as far as I am aware, at this stage no decisions have been made as to the port they will use”. Continued Page 5
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