CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: Coalition's coal proposal to cost billions, public service funding, budget priorities
James Glenday:
We're joined now by the federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers. Jim, welcome back to News Breakfast.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks for having me back on, James.
Glenday:
No, it's our pleasure.
Now ever since the Coalition abandoned net zero there has been some speculation and some attempts to guess or work out what exactly it might cost to keep coal‑fired power stations running beyond the end of their lives. What have you worked out, and how did you do it?
Chalmers:
Well, one of the reasons that the Coalition's approach to the net zero energ...