Nationals leader David Littleproud has conceded turning to nuclear power would mean Australia misses its 2030 emissions reduction target.
Paul Sakkal reports that the Liberal and National parties are at odds over the selection of six sites for proposed nuclear facilities,delaying the release of the Coalition’s policy blueprint.
Concerns over political risk have slowed the opposition energy plan,casting doubt on the Coalition’s previous aim of announcing six possible nuclear sites before the May budget.
Heartfelt thanks to those officials,shopping centre staff,and individuals,who confronted the attacker or helped or tended to his victims.
Australia’s bipartisan support for its key international climate pledge is under threat as the Nationals seek a deal in return for maintaining their support for a net zero emissions policy.
Opposition backbenchers are putting pressure on Peter Dutton to live up to his repeated claim that the Coalition is now the party of the working classes.
Coalition MPs are strongly in favour of nuclear energy – but they’re not so sure about where to put the power plants.
The Nationals leader was flown to the controversial Carmichael mine last October. It took him nearly six months to declare it.
The City of Melbourne’s deputy lord mayor had the best of intentions with his Princess of Wales-style touch-up of fun run photo.
The conclusion must be drawn,that having lost the argument that climate change is real,the Opposition are promoting nuclear to pretend that they have an actual policy,provide an alternative that keeps them at odds with the government,knowing full well that it will never eventuate,and to keep the fossil fuel industry in business for as long as possible.
The nuclear card gives unsuspecting voters a shiny new vision,where nothing needs to be done now about troublesome fossil fuel emissions.