Labor Stands by Offshore Wind Farm as Opposition Pledges to Axe It

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the project would spur jobs growth in the region.

Thousands of local residents attend a rally at Flagstaff Point protesting against a proposed offshore wind turbine farm to be located 10km off the Illawarra coast, Wollongong, NSW in Australia on Oct. 29, 2023. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

A day after federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton pledged to rescind the proposed Port Stephens Offshore Wind Zone if elected, Labor shot back, saying the Liberal Party had “no plan” for the people of Hunter.

On July 12, 2023, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen designated a 1,854-square-kilometre area off the Hunter region in New South Wales, north of Sydney, suitable for a major offshore wind farm.