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Commentary

Nuclear power is shaping up as an election loser, and the Murdoch media is not happy
Whatever happens on election day, it’s certain that the Coalition’s promotion of nuclear power will cost it votes. It will probably cost the Coalition seats and may cost them the election.
Jim Green

May 2, 2025

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Commentary

Fireys pour water on Peter Dutton’s “potentially catastrophic” nuclear power plan
United Firefighters Union of Australia says Dutton’s nuclear power plan introduces a “new, more dangerous threat” that emergency services are not prepared for.
Jim Green

Apr 28, 2025

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Commentary

Commitment to nuclear power could kill off most of Australia’s aluminium industry, study warns
Three out of Australia’s four aluminium smelters could risk closure if Australia adopts nuclear power, reducing energy supplied to industry.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Apr 22, 2025

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Commentary

Taylor’s nuclear spin is an intense form of greenwashing from a party hellbent on fossil fuels
It’s not clear what’s worse: That the Coalition really means its nuclear plan, or is just making it up to push ahead with coal and gas.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Ted O’Brien’s mixed messages and modelling backtracks: Coalition may not cap renewable power
Coalition won’t cap renewable energy generation to make way for nuclear, despite its modelling to the contrary, according to its energy spokesperson.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 10, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Coal and gas use must peak and decline, “starting today:” BNEF outlook warns world headed to 2.6°C
BNEF is calling time on fossil fuels, saying even at current rates of investment the days are numbered for oil, coal and gas. And no, it doesn’t see nuclear coming to Australia.
Rachel Williamson

May 22, 2024

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How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor? We ask France
French regulators finally give permission to fuel up the country’s first nuclear plant in decades, some 12 years late and more than four times over budget.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2024

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Renewables

Staggering rise of clean energy in China a wake-up call to Australia – including on nuclear
China is undergoing a monumental power shift that is positioning it to end new coal power before 2030. This has massive implications for global and Australian decarbonisation.
Tim Buckley

Apr 30, 2024

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Commentary

China’s quiet energy revolution: The switch from nuclear to renewable energy
China has wound back its ambitious nuclear targets and turned instead to the deployment of solar and wind energy at unprecedented rates.
David Glynne Jones & Derek Woolner

Apr 26, 2024

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Commentary

Coalition nuclear plan would force consumers to wait 20 years longer for 30% higher electricity bills
Wind and solar, coupled with batteries and pumped hydro deliver the lowest cost transition. Nuclear would be slower and vastly more expensive, modelling shows.
Ben Rose

Apr 11, 2024

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Commentary

Coalition “in a panic” about response to confused and unpopular nuclear power plan
Like everything else associated with the Coalition’s nuclear policy, the plan to win over communities in coal regions has hit a snag.
Jim Green

Apr 8, 2024

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Commentary

Nuclear energy is an ugly duckling in every possible respect: Too late, too costly, too toxic
Nuclear power in Australia would be too slow, too expensive, and unable to supply a 21st century power grid that will have moved to flexible power sources.
Jeremy Cooper

Apr 5, 2024

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