Turnbull-backed battery proposal sets off sparks in Doreen
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-20 19:50 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Australia, Natural Disasters, Energy, Environment & Climate
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A renewable energy company chaired by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to build a large-scale battery on bushfire-prone land in Melbourne’s green wedges, alarming nearby residents who lived through the devastating Black Saturday fires of 2009.
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