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Policy & Planning

Data centres revive Coalition passion for nuclear power, but this time more expensive and even less realistic
Report finds federal Coalition’s new push for nuclear, based on “conceptual” small modular reactors, won’t meet Australia’s energy needs on either urgency or cost.
Peter Hannam

Nov 12, 2026

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Commentary

Nuclear power’s quarter-century of stagnation has no end in sight, and has been overtaken by solar PV
Latest nuclear status report details the glum state of affairs for the far right’s favourite clean power source. It’s already been overtaken by solar for the first time.
Jim Green

Oct 1, 2026

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Policy & Planning

One Nation senator who hates renewables, backs nuclear, owns shares in solar-battery company
A One Nation senator who campaigns against renewable energy, and for nuclear power, has been found to own shares in a solar and battery company.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 9, 2026

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Explainers

The Australian investors betting big on fusion – the “holy grail” of nuclear tech
Nuclear fission is fizzling, despite being pitched by the federal Coalition. But some Australian investors are betting big on that other nuclear tech – fusion energy.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 17, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Going nuclear will decimate jobs in regions first, stop billions in new investment
Regional towns and communities are set to lose thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in the next five years under the Coalition’s nuclear plan.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 10, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

Election Watch: Energy flattery and Coalition’s blackout panic button
Dutton tries to flatter potential nuke hosts – and then tries to scare everyone else.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 1, 2025

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Commentary

Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power
Nuclear power has no business case or operational need in Australia’s energy future. No one who understands energy markets would claim otherwise.
Amory B Lovins

May 21, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Nationals push nuclear as Bowen targets regulatory barriers to energy markets
Bowen meets state and territory energy ministers to discuss market chaos, while the Nationals ramp up nuclear advocacy.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 8, 2022

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Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality with Curtin University research
Researchers from Western Australia develop database of electron-molecule reactions seen as major step forward in making fusion power a reality.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 2, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

US utility dumps nuclear plant, will invest $6bn in solar and batteries
Duke Energy dumps nuclear plant because of rising costs, will instead spend $US6bn on solar, smart meters, EV charging stations, battery storage.
Joe Romm

Sep 1, 2017

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Vietnam scraps nuclear power plans as costs double
Vietnam parliament votes to scrap plans to build 4GW of nuclear power, citing declining electricity demand and a doubling in the cost of the two plants to $US18 billion.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2016

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Renewables

Why the future belongs to decentralised renewables
China and to some extent India are emerging as the principal practitioners of an alternative vision of energy growth.
John Mathews

Nov 22, 2016

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