Queensland holds half of Australia's proposed onshore wind capacity, but policy and community challenges are making it the slowest state to build the projects.
NSW has approved its second largest wind farm, which will feature 300m turbines, despite fierce community debate.
Turbines almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower are set to be erected near Hay in southern NSW after a major wind-farm project gets approval from the Independent Planning Commission.
A controversial 155-turbine wind farm has been approved in Victoria's north, just one day before the state government enters caretaker mode.
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