Billionaire mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has rubbished a push to develop a local nuclear energy industry, even as fresh polling showed growing voter support for the proposal. Dr Forrest took a veiled swipe at the opposition over its soon-to-be-unveiled nuclear energy policy, saying its push was “misinformed”, would actContinue Reading
A top Australian engineer has warned the country’s power grid is unstable and incapable of coping with surging demand – and has proposed a controversial solution. Adi Paterson is the former chief of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanding urgentContinue Reading
An emerging Australian political party is writing serious cheques, demanding free university, no income tax for under 25s, net zero and nuclear power, and drug decriminalisation. And it’s hoping to get it done with an army of political social media influencers. The Gen Z Party emerged from the ether thisContinue Reading
The Gold Coast has ditched its bid to host the 2026-27 Commonwealth Games after the city’s mayor confirmed it could not generate support from state and federal governments. Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said he would withdraw his $700m bid to host a “streamlined” games with Perth that he claimedContinue Reading
Labor has been slammed for being “obsessed” with renewables and “out of touch” on its nuclear energy policy, ahead of a major climate change conference in the Middle East. Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash accused Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s opposition of having a “completely, totally and utterly out of date” onContinue Reading
Federal politics is currently debating the usefulness of nuclear power versus renewables. As usual, the debate is replete with hysteria and rubbery figures designed to evoke high emotion and partisanship over reason and good policy. The debate began when Energy Minster Chris Bowen released figures this week indicating that theContinue Reading
An ABC host’s clash with an Opposition MP over nuclear energy has earned laughter from a live studio audience. Liberal MP Ted O’Brien drew fierce questioning from Q+A host David Speers after he criticised a previous policy from Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. Mr Bowen was commenting onContinue Reading
Replacing Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations with the Coalition’s suggested nuclear energy model would cost taxpayers up to $387bn, new modelling suggests. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, backed particularly by junior Coalition partners the Nationals, has previously suggested that Australia could “convert or repurpose coal-fired plants and use the transmission connectionsContinue Reading
Gina Rinehart, the richest person in Australia, has thrown half a billion dollars into lithium miner Liontown Resources in a stunning endorsement of green energy. Liontown is an Australia-based battery mineral producer that largely mines lithium, a key component in the batteries that are used to store renewable energy. It’sContinue Reading
A Canadian energy minister says nuclear power is the North American nation’s “only pathway to net zero”, and has told Australia to consider going down the same road. Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith joined 2GB’s Ben Fordham on Thursday morning to discuss the topic, particularly the largest Canadian province’s proposedContinue Reading