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The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail

The Coalition has released long-awaited detail on its nuclear energy policy, claiming its plan to build seven nuclear power stations would be A$263 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-only approach.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Coalition reveals nuclear costings; Qantas engineers strike; and getting home safely this silly season

Modelling suggests opposition’s nuclear plan would cost $331bn over 25 years, with Dutton claiming it is 44% cheaper than Labor’s renewables transition

The Guardian - AU

The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costings

Peter Dutton’s vision doesn’t address the climate crisis anytime soon and cost savings are based on a comparison with Labor’s proposal that produces 45% more electricity

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Dutton’s nuclear plan: An energy grid powered by endless spin

The commercial media have dutifully queued up to accept Peter Dutton’s carefully planned ‘taking out the rubbish’ announcement on nuclear power.

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Peter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’

Opposition leader spruiks Frontier Economics modelling but Labor insists ‘it won’t pass the pub test’

The Guardian - AU

Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hopes dwindle of rates cut

The opposition leader will announce the costings behind his nuclear plans today after months of stalling, and brief hopes of a February rate cut have already faded.

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John Pesutto should be at his weakest. So why hasn’t Moira Deeming’s victory been fatal to his leadership?

The Victorian Liberal leader is defying calls to resign after defamation finding, yet no challenge is in sight

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

The Conversation

‘Not a hope in hell’ nuclear power can replace Australian coal-fired power by 2040, inquiry hears

Energy industry group calls for policy push on faster renewables rollout as ACTU energy adviser says Coalition’s proposal won’t create ‘a single job’

The Guardian - AU

Labor elevates early childhood education as Coalition tells regions: less childcare for you

This issue represents the rare intersection of good policy and good politics. Surely even Labor couldn’t stuff it up?

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New plan seeks to force big tech to pay for Australian journalism

Anthony Albanese is making a new pitch to force social media companies to pay for Australian news, and has been criticised for supporting a ban on demonstrating outside places of worship.

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Senate committee recommends national hate crimes database and tougher laws – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Building nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warn

‘First-of-a-kind’ premium and doubts about expenses coming down over time cited, alongside experiences of other countries

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‘Embarrassing’ numbers see Albanese government likely to miss migration reduction target

Decline of just 12% in first four months of the year put dramatic 40% goal out of reach, migration expert says

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Albo adds childcare subsidies to reelection pitch

Anthony Albanese is strengthening his reelection bid with promises of more subsidised childcare, and we’re still waiting on Peter Dutton’s long-promised nuclear power costings.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd’, former CSIRO energy director says

Glenn Platt says opposition leader’s ‘lazy’ response to report undermines science

The Guardian - AU

Dutton thinks he’s a hard man stoking culture wars – but where is the plan for winning the election?

Labor’s choices are either allow Dutton to continue angry monologues, or elevate the Coalition’s talking points further by clapping back

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View from The Hill: another Liberal moderate to leave Dutton team

A second member of the shadow cabinet has announced he is quitting parliament, further depleting the moderates’ presence in the parliamentary Liberal party and boosting the chance of the teal candidate in the Sydney seat of Bradfield.

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Dutton’s kowtow to Netanyahu splits Australians into two classes: ordinary people and Muslims

Peter Dutton and the Coalition have repeatedly placed the interests of Israel’s government above Australia’s social cohesion and national interests.

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Syrian rebels to form government

Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is beginning the process of forming government after toppling former president Bashar al-Assad, and Australia has significantly increased its navy strike range with new long-range missiles.

Reason

Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh Are Active on the Cert Docket

Justice Barrett remains the most gun-shy Justice.

The Guardian - AU

How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network

An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear power

The Guardian - AU

Despite a dire poll result, Labor isn’t panicking – it’s all still to play for in 2025

While plenty of voters feel worse off than in 2022, they aren’t convinced the Coalition will do any better

The Guardian - AU

The CSIRO pours cold water on the Coalition’s nuclear claims in a new report. Here’s how

Peter Dutton dismisses the latest analysis from the national science agency. Here’s what it says about energy costs – and the opposition’s criticism

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