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Here’s how bad the climate crisis will get before Dutton builds his first nuclear reactor

Fires, droughts, dead reefs, rising sea levels and 1.5 degrees of global warming. It’ll all happen before Dutton’s first nuclear plant is even opened.

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Barnaby Joyce, likely future Muswellbrook MP, backs Hunter nuclear reactor

The former deputy PM could be Muswellbrook's MP next year.

Newcastle Herald

There’s one real Coalition energy policy now: sabotaging renewables

Dutton’s nuclear power plan is a massive distraction, designed to cover for the one solid Coalition energy policy that currently exists.

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Dutton’s nuclear thought bubble floats in a fantasy world of cheap infrastructure

What is the Coalition’s track record when it comes to building big infrastructure projects? Truly shocking.

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There’s a yawning Coalition credibility gap on the cost of renewables and nuclear

Peter Dutton says renewable energy is too expensive – and unveils a plan to switch to nuclear, which the CSIRO says will cost 50% more than wind or solar

The Guardian - AU

Hard Solo and human rights: Why Kylea Tink won’t go quietly

The teal MP says she’s ‘gutted’ that her seat is set to be abolished, but is determined to make the most of every single minute she has left.

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Journalists who fail to interrogate Dutton’s nuclear dream should resign

There is no credible nuclear plan, and journalists reporting the announcement seriously are misleading the public.

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Dutton makes the news go nuclear

It’s all nuclear today as your Worm covers the nation’s response to Peter Dutton’s audacious plan to build seven nuclear reactors across Australia.

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Morning Mail: nuclear questions mount, Labor pressed on gambling, Hezbollah warning

Experts say there is ‘no credible reason’ Coalition policy will bring lower power prices

The Guardian - AU

Does the Coalition’s case for nuclear power stack up? We factcheck seven key claims

Cheaper electricity, less emissions and ready by 2035 are some of the Coalition’s core promises on nuclear energy, but are they backed by evidence?

The Guardian - AU

‘No credible reason’ to expect cheaper power bills under Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan, experts say

Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute rejects Coalition’s claim electricity prices are high due to Labor’s renewables policy

The Guardian - AU

Here’s what we know about the Coalition’s seven planned nuclear power sites

Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition would use existing power stations in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and WA for nuclear energy. But from there it gets tricky

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen labels Coalition’s nuclear plan a ‘risky scam’ as premiers affirm state bans

Energy minister’s comments come as Nationals leader David Littleproud refutes deputy’s claims plants won’t be built if communities were opposed

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton unveils nuclear plan without costs; bird flu detected in NSW; and children dying from air pollution

The Coalition is proposing to build seven nuclear power plants and two small modular reactors

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Newcastle Herald

Nuclear power explained: How does it work? How much does it cost?

All of your questions answered.

Newcastle Herald

'Cancer factories' or 'only way to go': nuclear divide in Hunter communities

Supporters point to reliability, opponents have cost and safety concerns.

The Guardian - AU

‘Raises red flags’: Coalition nuclear power plan met with widespread scepticism from business groups

Australian energy sector and industry groups warn of risk of cost blowouts and destroying private sector investment

The Conversation

Peter Dutton has promised to solve our energy problems – but his nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still visible today, it was the foundation for what would have been Australia’s first nuclear power plant.

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The AEC has redrawn the boundaries for federal seats. How will this affect the next election?

Redistributions are held to keep the number of enrolled voters in each seat roughly equal. In Australia, this equal population per seat is possible for a particular state or territory’s seats, but not for all seats in the House of Representatives.

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Big-government Dutton STILL can’t say how he will build seven nuclear reactors

Peter Dutton has unveiled his plan for seven nuclear reactors in Australia. But he can’t say how he’ll build them, or how much it will cost.

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Matt Kean bows out, taking what’s left of reforming politics with him

Matt Kean was unusual in knowing how to use power and using it to deliver real reform. There are few like him.

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NSW Labor celebrates billions in extra revenue with a plunge into deficit

NSW Labor’s second budget keeps the state’s finances in the red — but it has a better case for it than its Queensland counterparts.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost

Coalition to push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability and cost

Crikey

Jane Hume reignites the ‘gender’ wars ahead of the election

I suspect most Australian women don’t see addressing the cost of early childhood education or superannuation on parental leave as ‘welfare’.

Newcastle Herald

'He didn't have the balls to come to the Hunter': Repacholi slams Dutton over nuclear plan

Land near Liddell power station would be acquired for the plant.

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