Renewables
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s nuclear plan is surrounded by false claims and policy gaps – but people are listening
Australians are still paying a price for the energy policy disputes of the past. The nuclear proposal is unlikely to end the argument.
- by David Crowe
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Political leadership
Dutton’s nuclear non-policy sets a new low for political debate
The opposition leader called it “bold” and “visionary”, but his policy seems born of cowardice – namely his refusal to confront divisions on climate in the Coalition.
- by Sean Kelly
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Nuclear energy
Voters split on nuclear but most see renewables as way forward
Many Australians are willing to consider nuclear power even if they are not sure, raising the stakes for Labor and the Coalition in an election fight on energy.
- by David Crowe
Charlatan, opportunist, climate change denialist: Keating unloads on Dutton
Keating issued his statement the same day that Nationals leader David Littleproud said teal MPs were “dripping with self-righteous sanctimony”.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of Coke can ‘hard to swallow’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is spruiking the benefits of nuclear energy, but one of his claims has left a bad taste in experts’ mouths.
- by Mike Foley and Bianca Hall
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables with enthusiasm right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Peter Dutton
They cast Peter Dutton as a wolf. Here’s why they’re wrong
Commentators have widely written off the opposition leader as awful. Voters, it seems, are warming to him.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Palaszczuk opens up on her enduring belief in Gabba rebuild
The former premier has given her first sit-down television interview since leaving politics. Here are the key takeaways – some of which didn’t make it to air.
- by Matt Dennien
Dutton’s nuclear gamble puts everything on the line – except the details
Peter Dutton has bet the Coalition’s electoral future on nuclear power. Will it be a triumph or an electoral suicide note akin to John Hewson’s Fightback?
- by Nick O'Malley and James Massola
Liberals, Nationals split over support for big wind and solar
Liberals insist they want more renewables while leading Nationals are calling for tougher rules on wind and solar projects to prepare the way for nuclear power plants.
- by David Crowe and Mike Foley
‘The bomb factory’: Living in the shadow of Sydney’s nuclear reactor
Australia’s only nuclear reactor, on the suburban outskirts of Sydney, hints at the risks of large-scale nuclear power.
- by Angus Dalton