Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on Peter Dutton’s nuclear ambitions, blasting it as a poorly thought-out plan he pulled “out of his clacker”. The firebrand politician took aim over a lack of detail over nuclear waste, with Senator Lambie also questioning whether Australia has the experts to execute theContinue Reading
Peter Dutton says people will be “pleasantly surprised” when they finally see the price tag for the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan. The Opposition Leader on Wednesday released some details of the plan the Coalition had been flagging for months but did not put a price on it. He said againContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has led the call from state leaders denouncing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plans to build seven nuclear reactors across the country. On Wednesday, the Liberal leader made an election pledge to build at least two of the government-owned nuclear plants between 2035 and 2037 at existingContinue Reading
The European Union will forge ahead with the development of small modular nuclear reactors with a view to deploying them by the early 2030s, its energy commissioner has stated, as the Albanese government shuns the uptake of the technology. While not explicitly weighing in on the proposal to develop nuclearContinue Reading
Peter Malinauskas says the nuclear debate has been hindered by “unpragmatic ideology” as he warned adopting nuclear power would be a “burden” on consumers. As the federal opposition ramps up plans to release details of the nuclear energy plan it intends to put to voters at the next election, theContinue Reading
A major deal has been inked between the east coast’s largest LNG producer and the Albanese government in a bid to stem the risk of gas shortages that threaten to drive energy costs for households and businesses. On Monday, Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Resources Minister Madeleine King announced newContinue Reading
Blackouts could soon hit Queensland and northern NSW as union workers disrupt operations at a major coal-fired power plant. Mining and Energy Union workers will pursue industrial action at the Kogan Creek plant west of Brisbane from Thursday, putting at risk 10 per cent of Queensland’s power generation capacity. TheContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says federal Labor’s budget will do little to help Australians struggling with the rising cost of living. The Liberal leader handed down his budget reply to the House of Representatives on Thursday night, two days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlined the government’s economic plan for theContinue Reading