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Savannah Meacham

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Labor sprays pledge to pull plug on major hydro project - The Untold Story

The government and opposition are at odds over plans to build a mega hydro scheme in Queensland. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

At least 70 sites will need to be built if a major contributor to Australia's clean energy future is scrapped, the Queensland government warns.

Opposition leader David Crisafulli pledged to ditch the controversial Pioneer-Burdekin hydro scheme near Mackay if elected in October, calling it a "multibillion-dollar fantasy".

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