The
A$1.2bn
($1.19bn)
Solar
Dawn
project
was
thrown
into
doubt
after
newly
elected
Queensland
Premier
Campbell
Newman
threatened
to
withdraw
the
A$75m
grant
promised
under
the
previous
Labor
administration.
The
funding
supplements
A$464m
from
the
federal
government
coffer
under
the
Solar
Flagships
programme
and
is
thought
to
be
critical
for
the
project’s
future.
Federal
energy
minister
Martin
Ferguson
has
said
the
government
is
considering
its
own
position
in
light
of
Queensland’s
decision
to
review
the
funding.
"If
the
new
Queensland
government
chose
to
breach
the
existing
financial
commitment
to
the
Solar
Dawn
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