ACT senator says he is not ideologically opposed but Coalition’s nuclear proposal is ‘unrealistic’ while Lidia Thorpe says it doesn’t make economic sense
The independent senator David Pocock says he’s not ideologically opposed to nuclear but it ‘just doesn’t make sense for Australia’.The independent senator David Pocock says he’s not ideologically opposed to nuclear but it ‘just doesn’t make sense for Australia’.Senate opposition to the Coalition’s nuclear plan is firming, presenting a major hurdle to Peter Dutton’s proposal for seven nuclear power plants on top of state objections.
“The Coalition proposing a nuclear pipe-dream … given the urgent need for climate action and Australians facing a cost-of-living crisis, is reckless and unrealistic.”A spokesperson for Lambie said, although the senator has said nuclear should be in the mix since about 2016, she is “concerned we haven’t invested in research and development, they’re incredibly expensive”. Lambie wants to do a “deep dive” on nuclear waste and costs before finalising her position.
Dutton made a virtue of the lack of detail in the plan, telling ABC TV the opposition had “taken a deliberate step not to be held hostage by the Labor party in the scare campaign”. Albanese said the Coalition had made “an announcement without any substance: no costings, no real timelines no idea of what form the reactors will be”.
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