Nuclear energy
Australians once feared the health impacts of nuclear. Now nobody’s talking about it
Anti-nuclear advocacy once spurred huge protests and galvanised a political movement. With nuclear a core policy of the Coalition, few are talking about the medical dangers.
- Angus Delaney
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Labor challenges last-minute scare on super tax
Labor is moving to counter fears about a $2.3 billion hit to taxpayers from new rules on retirement funds after Dutton branded the plan an “inheritance tax”.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Energy security
I lived through Fukushima. Australia should think twice about nuclear
Despite the fallout from the devastating 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan remains locked in to nuclear power. Australia can still choose other less dangerous sources of energy.
- Ayumi Honda
‘Voldemort policy’: Labor, Coalition deny hiding energy plans in nuclear election
An earthquake shook a region slated for one of Peter Dutton’s nuclear plants and the PM visited another in a campaign in which the energy debate has been quietly shifted off stage.
- Mike Foley
Renewable energy investors demand answers on Coalition nuclear plan
Major renewable energy companies are pressing Peter Dutton to reveal how much extra wind and solar he would permit under his plan to adopt nuclear reactors.
- Nick Toscano
- Opinion
- Opinion
The real cost of living fix is renewables, not nuclear
Politicians know what brings down household bills. But the Coalition isn’t talking about it.
- Rebecca Huntley
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Energy’s a big part of living costs, but fixing it won’t be cheap
Voters seem permanently obsessed with energy prices, and they’ve figured in most election campaigns for decades. But it’s mainly been smoke and mirrors.
- Ross Gittins
- Opinion
- Peter Garrett
I’ve spent my life fighting nuclear. Here’s what Dutton isn’t telling you about his reactors
This deceptive proposal has all the Trumpian hallmarks: a quasi policy announcement intended to serve sectional interests – in this case fossil fuel giants.
- Peter Garrett
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Activists are spending big on pro-nuclear ads, but it’s Dutton’s silence that has Labor’s attention
An analysis of Meta’s advertising library shows the Liberals last funded a push of its nuclear power policy back in November.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump makes play for Ukraine’s nuclear power plants in call with Zelensky
With a deal to access Ukraine’s critical minerals now on the backburner, the US president said American ownership of the country’s power plants would offer “the best protection”.
- Michael Koziol
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