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Voters warm to nuclear as billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Coalition ‘bulldust’
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition for advocating nuclear energy as the way to modernise the electricity grid as an exclusive survey reveals that 36 per cent of voters support its use.
- by David Crowe
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The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear
The Coalition is pushing the prospect of nuclear energy in old coal-mining towns. But do Victorians actually want them and are they worth the cost?
- by Josh Gordon and Benjamin Preiss
Dutton goes nuclear on government’s renewable plans
The opposition leader is picking a fight with the government over energy policy, putting nuclear at the centre of the debate.
- by Mike Foley
Is nuclear power a viable clean energy option?
At the COP28 climate talks in Dubai there was a push by some to use nuclear power as a clean energy option, but critics say it’s too expensive and will take too long to build to make a difference in reducing carbon emissions.
- by Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Renewables cheaper than nuclear, coal now and into the future: CSIRO
The nation’s top science agency concludes that fossil fuels and emerging nuclear technology cannot produce electricity as cheaply as wind and solar farms.
- by Mike Foley
Boris Johnson tells Sydney: We need bigger AUKUS, more Ukraine aid to counter ‘continuum of evil’
Speaking in Sydney, the former British PM delivered a rousing defence of the West but criticised its habit of “cancelling freedom of expression in the name of wokery”.
- by Michael Koziol
Coalition MP talks up triple nuclear option at COP28
A Coalition government would sign a pledge to triple nuclear energy output at its first global COP talks and overturn the Australian nuclear energy moratorium, its energy spokesman said.
- by Nick O'Malley
Bowen defends ‘incremental’ climate progress but flags tougher curbs
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the nation’s climate goals will extend beyond its renewable energy ambitions to other sectors of the economy.
- by Mike Foley
US reactor project fail heats up Australia’s nuclear power debate
A nuclear energy developer championed by the Coalition has canned its most advanced project in the United States, raising questions over the viability of the technology in Australia.
- by Mike Foley
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Need for robust examination of nuclear energy options
The speed with which we instigate changes to systems of energy generation is one of urgency. A real debate must be had.
- The Herald's View
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Is nuclear energy feasible in Australia (and how much would it cost)?
Debate has erupted over nuclear energy’s role in Australia’s shift from fossil fuels. Could it work? And why is it so controversial?
- by Mike Foley