The Miners Union has called for the establishment of a national Energy Transition Authority amid announcements that coal-fired power stations in both Victoria and Queensland would be fast-tracked to closure. The Queensland government this week announced plans to exit coal-fired power stations to progressively become clean energy hubs from 2027, with the infrastructure to include gas and later hydrogen-powered stationMeanwhile, energy provider AGL on Thursday announced its own plans to exit from all coal-fired power generation, and is targeting the early closure of its Loy Yang A power station up to ten years earlier than previously