Anthony Albanese sends mixed signals on fossil fuels as Labor wrestles over climate policy

Albanese will use speech to Minerals Council of Australia to reassure mining companies as well as warn that the Coalition are risking jobs by opposing renewables

Anthony Albanese will accuse the Morrison government of putting Australian jobs and exports at risk by its opposition to renewable energy and its bellicose rhetoric on China.

The Labor leader will use a speech to the Minerals Council of Australia to reassure mining companies that the opposition supports the continuing export of fossil fuels.

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