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Resolve Political Monitor: New poll reveals what Aussie voters think of Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plans

• Aussies divided over nuclear power
• Albanese calls plans ‘economic madness’ 

By MAKAYLA MUSCAT FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA, 24 June 2024 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13560151/Dutton-Albanese-voters-nuclear-power.html

Aussie voters are divided on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton‘s nuclear power plans, according to a new poll.

According to the latest Resolve Political Monitor survey, 41 per cent support the use of atomic energy, with 37 per cent opposed and 22 per cent undecided.

The latest findings raise the stakes for both Labor and the Coalition when federal parliament resumes on Monday. 

The Resolve poll found that 60 per cent of Coalition voters are in favour of nuclear power, but only only 30 per cent of Labor voters and 28 per cent of Greens supporters support the move. 

The findings revealed that 30 per cent of voters do not have a strong view on nuclear power, which suggests that 62 per cent favour or are open to atomic energy.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said developing nuclear projects when wind and solar delivered cheaper energy was ‘economic madness’ following claims it would cost $600 billion to build the seven nuclear plants.

The Coalition is preparing to unveil policies for gas-fired power stations and household renewable programs

The research also found that 43 per cent of voters support using renewables as well as gas-fired power, while 33 per cent prefer the Coalition’s proposal for nuclear energy.

The remainder were undecided.  

‘This tells us that while many voters do not reject nuclear out of hand, they can favour an energy pathway that does not include it,’ Resolve director Jim Reed told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Voters prefer renewables over all other forms of energy, with to 84 per cent in favour of rooftop solar.

There was comparatively little support for large-scale wind farms, with only 37 per cent holding a favourable view of those on land, and 34% of turbines off-coast.

Meanwhile, 37 per cent favoured nuclear power when the option was listed alongside renewables and fossil fuels, and only 33 per cent supported coal power.

53 per cent of voters backed gas-fired electricity. 

The Resolve Political Monitor surveyed 1003 eligible voters from Thursday to Sunday.

The questions were put to respondents soon after the Coalition announced plans to fund seven nuclear power plants. 

June 25, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics