Antinuclear

David Littleproud vows to take nuclear energy to next election and claims ‘no malice’ behind brief Coalition split.

Guardian, 23 Aug 25

Nationals leader rails against regional Australia becoming littered with transmission lines, solar panels and wind turbines at LNP conference.

The Nationals are vowing to introduce nuclear power to Australia’s energy mix, promising to take the policy to the next election after it contributed to a split in the Coalition.

Nationals leader David Littleproud explained to party faithful on Saturday what led to his party’s week-long decoupling from the Liberals following the May federal election rout.

Coalition practice after an election meant policies taken to the campaign would remain and only be dumped by exception, he told the Liberal National party annual convention in Brisbane.

[Liberal leader] Sussan [Ley] wanted to take that away and I respected that and tried to work with it,” he said.

“But there were four key policy areas that were hard-fought and so important to the people that National party members and senators represent.”………………….

Nuclear power and energy alternatives dominated discussions at the convention’s opening day on Friday, after the near-unanimous passing of a resolution to abandon net zero by 2050.

The resolution was not binding on the parliamentary party but Friday’s result should prompt healthy debate in Canberra, Queensland senator Matt Canavan said.

Australia has committed to net zero under the Paris Agreement that came into force in 2016…………………………….. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/23/david-littleproud-vows-to-take-nuclear-energy-to-next-election-and-claims-no-malice-behind-brief-coalition-split

August 24, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized