Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

like the regions I'll be in next week, where I'll be announcing the next round of hydrogen hub funding on behalf of the Albanese government. Green hydrogen we will create not just the opportunity to export renewable energy but drive Australian industry—thousands and thousands of jobs. This, as well as being a great opportunity, will be a challenge: to train for those jobs. We're going to need, for example, 32,000 new electricians over the next seven years. Thirty-two thousand sparkies will need to be trained. That's why I was so delighted that the minister for skills delivered the skills compact this week and increased funding for key priority areas, including jobs related to renewable energy and electrification.

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