The Coalition's likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Crazy brave, or just crazy? If, as seems likely, the opposition embraces nuclear power in its 2025 election policy, it will be taking a huge political gamble.
The Coalition might argue this would be the best (or only) way to ensure we achieve net zero by 2050. But “nuclear” is a trigger word in the political debate, and the reactions...
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