Politics latest: 'Stupid': Howard slams Bowen over nuclear as PM heckled on wind farms
Former prime minister John Howard has branded the Albanese government "stupid" for turning its back on nuclear energy, as he campaigns for the Liberal Party in the seat of Paterson in NSW.
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