Australia's energy transition is a social and economic opportunity. It is also the defining moment of our nation - one we need to ensure does not come at a cost to our regional communities.

Unless we act now, we risk leaving regional Australians on the sidelines of the very revolution they are powering.

In the next five years, large-scale wind and solar projects will pour more than $25 billion into the economyand create upwards of 19,000 jobs.

That scale of investment is unprecedented, but investment alone won't build thriving, resilient communities. If this transition is to leave a genuine legacy, regional people must be at the heart of it.

That's why it's time for a new approach - a once-in-a-generation framework that ensures the clean energy boom translates into lasting prosperity

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