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by Matthew Killoran
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Queensland coal rebel MPs were moving to back a plan to make it easier for the government to invest cash into coal-fired power stations when the Bill was pulled from the agenda.
The proposal developed by Senator Matt Canavan and moved by Barnaby Joyce would have hijacked a bill on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, intended to create a $1 billion grid reliability fund, to also allow the investment body to fund high-energy low-emissions coal-fired power stations.
It is understood about five government MPs were planning to back the move, including Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien.