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On September 23, 2024, the federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton delivered a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia arguing for the Coalition's plan to develop nuclear energy in Australia. The Guardian televised a portion of the speech
On June 26, 2024, Behind the News (BTN) televised a 7-minute segment explaining the arguments for and against the Coalition's proposal to use nuclear energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
On April 4, 2024, ABC's 7.30 televised a 9-minute segment on Australia's history of nuclear development and he current Coalition proposal to build nuclear power plants.
On September 21, 2024, Sky News televised an interview with Jasmin Diab, the managing director of Global Nuclear Security Partners. Diab argued that the high energy demands of AI should lead Australia to consider nuclear power.
On September 8, 2024, the Australian Labour Party released a political promotion criticising the federal Coalition's plan to develop nuclear power in Australia.
On August 21, 2017, John Oliver's Last Week Tonight presented an 18-minute segment on attempts to store high-level radioactive waste in the United States. (Warning: possibly offensive language)
On June 19, 2024, The Project televised an 8-minute 41 second segment detailing some of the features of the Coalition's nuclear plan and including an interview with Bridget McKenzie, the Opposition's Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. McKenzie defends the Coalition plan.
On October 22, 2022, Sky News televised a segment treating the underground nuclear waste storage facility that has been developed in Finland.
On July 2, 2024, Bloomberg Television produced a segment looking at the obstacles facing the development of nuclear power in Australia.
On June 19, 2024, 7 News reported on division between the Queensland Liberal Party and their federal counterparts on whether nuclear development should occur in Queens land.
On June 20, 2024, 9 News televised a segment presenting opinions for and against the Coalition's nuclear plan.
On June 8, 2019, Second Thought televised a 6-minute documentary detailing the deaths and damage attributed to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident.
On January 30, 2023, CNA televised a report on French plans to extend the country's nuclear power program.
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Should Australia use nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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On September 28, 2024, The Australian published an opinion piece by columnist Chris Uhlmann titled 'Will it take an energy crisis before we act?'
The comment criticises claims made by the federal Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen and defends the Opposition's nuclear proposal.
On September 28, 2024, The Saturday Paper published an article titled '"Just a bloody mess": The Coalition confronts the energy market'
The report includes interviews with Coalition backbenchers presenting views from within the parties on their new policy position.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 27, 2024, the Australian Independent Media Network published a comment titled 'Nuclear Concerns - Hiroshima, Maralinga and Dutton's Australia'
The point of view piece gives an historical background to Australia's concerns about nuclear development and criticises nuclear power plants based on their being too, slow, too expensive, unnecessary and unsafe.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 26, 2024, former Coalition Treasurer Joe Hockey addressed the National Press Club arguing that the power demands of AI would require Australia to adopt nuclear power generation.
Hockey cited recent developments in the United States in support of his claim.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 26, 2024, the Institute for Energy, Economics and Financial Analysis released a report criticising the Coalition's nuclear reactor plan for Australia.
The Institute stated, 'Recent nuclear projects in economies comparable to Australia faced significant cost overruns and delays with multi-billion-dollar consequences. All projects commencing construction in the past 20 years in comparable economies experienced major budget blowouts ... and construction delays of many years.'
The full text can be accessed at
On September 25, 2024, The Conversation published a comment and analysis by Alison Reeve titled 'Peter Dutton's nuclear plan would mean at least 12 more years of coal'.
The article explains why the Coalition's nuclear proposal would delay transition to renewables and rely on extended use of fossil fuels. Reeve is Deputy the Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, at the Grattan Institute.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 25, 2024, Sky News commentator Chris Kenny interviewed Opposition leader Peter Dutton.
The closing two thirds of the interview deals with criticisms of the government's renewables policy and a defence of the Opposition's position on nuclear power.
The full transcript can be accessed at
On September 24, 2024, The Hobart Mercury published an article by Clare Armstrong titled 'Coalition says Labor is "isolated" on nuclear energy plan as major US banks announce plans to back tripling of global output'
The piece argues that the Australian government's renewables policy is out of step with the decisions being taken by the US banks.
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On September 23, 2024, the leader of the federal Opposition, Peter Dutton, gave a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia outline the Coalition's proposals for the development of nuclear power in Australia.
The full text of the speech can be accessed at
On September 22, 2024, The Australia Institute published an opinion piece by Matt Saunders titled 'We don't need nuclear power - the path to cheaper electricity is renewables'
The comment explains in detail the different how the price of electricity is set and demonstrates that renewable energy is the cheapest power source available.
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On September 20, 2024, the federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, issued a media release in which he presented a detailed criticism of the Coalition's nuclear reactor proposals. He condemned the plan in terms of cost, feasibility and as a distraction from the completion of the country's renewables network.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 20, 2024, Australian Manufacturing News published a report based on a study just completed by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis which claims that the cost of household electricity would rise between 1.5 and 3.8 times if the Coalition's nuclear proposal were adopted.
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On September 18, 2024, The Australian Mining Review published a comment and analysis by Kathleen Southway titled 'How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor in Australia?'
The article cites Dr Adi Paterson, former chief executive for ANSTO (Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) who claims that Australia could have a nuclear reactor built and operational within 12 years.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 17, 2024, the Smart Energy Council released the results of an analysis which claims that the inflexibility of nuclear power means it would displace the power supplied by some three million solar rooftop suppliers. It is claimed this would dramatically increase power costs for domestic consumers.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 5, 2024, the CSIRO released its 2023-4 GenCost report detailing the costs and benefits associated with the current policies and proposals regarding electricity generation in Australia.
CSIRO found the cost per megawatt hour for nuclear would be roughly the same as coal and gas, but even at its cheapest would cost more than solar and wind power, at roughly $155 per MWh compared to $134 for solar power. Commercially unproven small modular reactors were estimated to be even more expensive, costing at least $387 per MWh.
On September 3, 2024, John Menadue's Public Policy Journal 'Pearls and Irritations' published a comment by emeritus Professor Joseph G Davis titled 'Achieving net-zero: is nuclear the answer?' The comment argues why nuclear energy is not a solution to either Australia or the world's greenhouse gas emission problems.
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On July 3, 2024, IEEE Spectrum published an analysis titled 'Australia Debates Going Nuclear'. The piece supplies background on the issue and an overview of some of the arguments for and against the use of nuclear power in Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 21, 2024, Renew Economy published a comment by Giles Parkinson titled 'Dutton's plan to nuke Australia's renewable energy transition explained in full'
The opinion piece of the Opposition's proposal and gives information about each and arguments against them.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 19, 2024, the leader of the federal Opposition, Peter Dutton issued a media release detailing the Coalition's plan to build seven nuclear reactors on the sites of disused coal-fired power plants across in five Australian states.
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On June 19, 2024, The Australian Science News Media Centre released a report titled 'EXPERT REACTION: Proposed nuclear power plants'
The article cites the views of several scientists giving differing opinions on whether Australia should use nuclear power to generate electricity.
The full text can be accessed at
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