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The Coalition’s plan to build seven new nuclear power stations isn’t off to a great start, with notable opposition from prominent senators.

Crikey

Middle East and Europe 'exemplars' for nuclear plan

Europe and the Middle East could provide a model for Australia to deploy nuclear energy but its development would be expensive, an advocate admits.

AAP

Nuclear engineer dismisses Peter Dutton’s claim that small modular reactors could be commercially viable soon

Hugh Durrant-Whyte says 2045 is a realistic timeframe, adding it was likely to be ‘more expensive than anything else you could possibly think of’

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Power bills could rise by $1,000 a year under Coalition plan to boost gas until nuclear is ready, analysts say

Experts predict major electricity price hikes if opposition proposal to slow rollout of large-scale renewable projects goes ahead

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton is seated aloft the nuclear tiger, hoping not to get eaten

No one doubts Peter Dutton has a huge task to sell his radical nuclear plan, with many experts throwing buckets of cold water over it. But on Thursday the opposition leader received some welcome backing.

The Conversation

No costing, no clear timelines, no easy legal path: deep scepticism over Dutton’s nuclear plan is warranted

It is very difficult to take Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear announcement seriously. His proposal for seven nuclear power stations is, at present, legally impossible, technically improbable, economically irrational and environmentally irresponsible.

The Conversation

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

As the federal opposition attempts to force the construction of nuclear reactors, state leaders say they will not go down without a fight.

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Senate opposition firms against Coalition’s nuclear power plan as David Pocock blasts ‘reckless’ proposal

ACT senator says he is not ideologically opposed but Coalition’s nuclear proposal is ‘unrealistic’ while Lidia Thorpe says it doesn’t make economic sense

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is an economic disaster that would leave Australians paying more for electricity

Almost all nuclear power plants in Europe and North America were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous leader Rev Dr D Gondarra dies – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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.

Crikey

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.

Crikey

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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The Guardian - AU

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

Crikey

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.

Crikey

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Australians are being asked to choose between two options for the nation's energy future, but the coalition is already arguing internally over renewables.

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

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

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

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