Antinuclear

Liberals’ hidden review regarding nuclear energy

Hidden review slams senior Liberals’ lack of reflection after devastating election loss, ABC 3 Mar 26

“…On nuclear energy, Mr Dutton said making the power plants government owned neutralised community concerns around safety, but provided Labor an attack line on cost.

“Labor didn’t lay a glove on the policy as such, but they were effective in their campaigning saying ‘he’s going to cut health, education and NDIS to pay for this’,” he said.

…The review deemed the almost six-month delay between the Coalition unveiling its plan to fund nuclear power stations and releasing the costings for it as “fatal”.

It was found that the gap allowed Labor to fill the vacuum with a “scare campaign”.

The federal secretariat had presented “considerable research” to Mr Dutton’s office outlining the significant effort required to win over voters sceptical of nuclear.

Research showed Mr Dutton’s “bold vision” was appreciated, but the nuclear policy was not sufficiently linked to the issue top of mind for voters — cost of living relief.”…………………………
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-03/inside-liberal-2025-election-review/106410316

March 6, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics