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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Politics
Michael Parris

FOUND: Candidates clash on labor emissions plan - What They Never Told You

VISIT: Barnaby Joyce and James Thomson talk to Kevin Cant at Nivek Industries in Singleton on Wednesday. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The Labor and Nationals candidates in the battleground seat of Hunter have clashed in a televised debate over the Opposition's plans to cut emissions from the nation's biggest polluters.

Labor's Dan Repacholi said during the debate on Sky News on Wednesday that "no mines will be affected in the Hunter" by his party's plans to adjust an existing government scheme covering 215 companies, including 15 coalmines in the region.

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