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title: QLD announces $45M EV subsidy scheme as SA challenges Morrison to fast-track transition
description: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a new electric vehicle strategy, including $45 million in subsidies for upfront car purchases and $10 million for new charging stations.
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# QLD announces $45M EV subsidy scheme as SA challenges Morrison to fast-track transition
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a new electric vehicle strategy, including $45 million in subsidies for upfront car purchases and $10 million for new charging stations.
Meanwhile, South Australia’s environment minister David Speirs has issued a challenge to the Morrison Government to fast-track the transition to electric vehicles by matching his own state’s subsidy scheme.
And a tiny turtle called Pretzel has miraculously survived floods in northern NSW and ingesting plastic after being cared for at Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital.
[Queensland's electric vehicle subsidy scheme has been announced. Here's what you need to know](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-16/qld-subsidy-electric-car-vehicle-new-3000-charging-station/100913100)
QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the Queensland Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy 2022-2032, which she said would "help drive the state's commitment of net-zero emissions by 2050".
[SA environment minister challenges Morrison government to ‘fast-track’ electric vehicle transition](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/16/sa-energy-minister-challenges-morrison-government-to-fast-track-electric-vehicle-transition)
South Australia’s environment minister has challenged the federal government to “fast-track” Australia’s transition to electric vehicles by matching the state’s subsidy scheme aimed at increasing uptake.
[Turtle's tragic X-ray exposes flood problem](https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/turtles-tragic-xray-exposes-flood-problem/news-story/a15a0cac64622e22bcbff471d3c204de)
A turtle hatchling has had a miraculous survival story after surviving floods in northern NSW and ingesting plastic. Pretzel was washed ashore on New Brighton beach as the region was hammered with rain and flash flooding.
[Origin says there are better technologies than coal, as grid moves away from baseload](https://reneweconomy.com.au/origin-says-there-are-better-technologies-than-coal-as-grid-moves-away-from-baseload/)
Origin CEO Frank Calabria says it is clear that the energy system is moving away from coal at a speed that few anticipated.
[NSW Liberal upper house MP to quit over flood funding](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-16/liberal-upper-house-mp-to-quit-over-flood-funding/100914460)
A Liberal upper house MP is resigning and a Northern Rivers mayor has gone to the Governor-General over concerns about perceived favouritism in the allocation of federal flood assistance.
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