Antinuclear

Crisafulli victory sets up awkward clash over nuclear

AFR James Hall, Queensland correspondent, 28 Oct 24

Incoming Queensland premier David Crisafulli, who is now the highest-ranking conservative leader in Australia, is expected to hold firm to his repeated rejection of his federal counterpart’s nuclear energy push.

Mr Crisafulli will be sworn in as premier after securing a comfortable mandate at the weekend’s election, with his ascension compounding an awkward schism in the energy policies of the state and federal party branches.

Establishing a nuclear energy grid across the country, which includes two nuclear plants in Queensland, will form federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s headline policy at the next national poll, due by May.

The Queensland-based federal leader will be eager to shore up the Coalition’s dominance in the Sunshine State, where it holds 70 per cent of the seats, but it was unlikely to secure the support for nuclear from the incoming premier.

Nationals leader David Littleproud, another Queensland figure, has in the past been infuriated by the state branch’s refusal to fall in behind the energy policy and on Sunday again said he expected all states to back nuclear if the coalition forms government…………………………………………………. more https://www.afr.com/politics/crisafulli-victory-sets-up-awkward-clash-over-nuclear-20241027-p5kloh

October 28, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized