Opinion
Dutton’s high-stakes nuclear gamble
The opposition leader is betting big on nuclear power, and Labor is delighted to take on his challenge.
Jennifer HewettColumnistPeter Dutton is gambling that enough disgruntled Australians will believe and reward an opposition leader promising radical change to the country’s troubled energy system.
The Coalition has become increasingly confident that the costs and delays besetting the government’s renewables rollout will help overcome “the mother of all scare campaigns” on the costs and risks of a switch to a nuclear-powered future.
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