Anthony Albanese has ramped up his attacks on the opposition’s nuclear energy plans, calling on voters to reject a Coalition “nuclear fantasy, dreamed-up to delay real action on climate change”. Speaking at the Sky News/The Australian Economic Outlook lunch in Sydney on Friday, the Prime Minister told business leaders thatContinue Reading
More than half of Australians see China as more of a major security threat instead of an economic partner, while nearly two-thirds of the country think the economic superpower will become a “military threat” within the next 20 years. The findings from the Lowy Institute’s flagship annual poll follows punishingContinue Reading
Australians “won’t have to wait long” to find out if the Coalition plans to build a nuclear reactor in their backyard, with policy and possible locations to be announced soon. The Coalition won’t be drawn on reports it is set to announce the locations of up to seven proposed powerContinue Reading
A manufacturing boss says it has become almost impossible to hire Gen Z workers because they “don’t want to get their hands dirty”. It comes as the Albanese government revealed their plans for the future of Australian manufacturing this month, with a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund designed to createContinue Reading
Australians must face the “hard truth” of having to pay more for energy in the future as the country struggles through the renewables transition, the chief executive of a major energy company says. As the government teases further power bill relief in the May budget, Alinta Energy chief executive JeffContinue 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
Peter Dutton has failed to answer a key question in a fiery clash with Bill Shorten over nuclear energy. The Opposition Leader has this week been spruiking his plans for moving nuclear, but when asked by the NDIS Minister where the reactors would go, Mr Dutton didn’t answer. “Are youContinue Reading
Taxpayers would be forced to foot the bill for a portion of the Coalition’s mooted nuclear energy push, the opposition has confirmed, as it bats away questions over the cost, timeframe and commercial viability of local nuclear generation. Speaking on Sunday, opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien said Commonwealth funds wouldContinue Reading
NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC will conduct an audit on all sexual assault cases to ensure they are able to stand trial amid criticisms from judges. On Wednesday, Ms Dowling revealed she had instructed her team to examine “every brief” pertaining to sexual assault that goes toContinue Reading