The Coalition's nuclear energy policy has sparked significant political debate in Australia. Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor criticized the Labor Party's reaction as 'hysterical,' while Sky News host Erin Molan called the government's scare campaign 'petty' and 'embarrassing.' Shadow energy minister Ted O'Brien stated that the Coalition will invest in large-scale renewables alongside its nuclear approach to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's plan to build seven nuclear reactors has been met with resistance from Labor, which he described as a 'childish social media campaign.' Despite the controversy, Dutton has garnered support from regional communities for the nuclear initiative. Nationals leader David Littleproud emphasized the need for 'reliable baseload power' and criticized the Albanese government's energy policy, which he claims will cost $1.5 trillion. Former Prime Minister John Howard also condemned Labor’s scare campaign. The Coalition's nuclear proposal has become a central issue ahead of the upcoming federal election, with Dutton pledging to override state bans on nuclear power.
The seven sites earmarked for nuclear power plants by the Federal Coalition would each house several reactors. The latest details coming from the Opposition mean the final price tag has grown dramatically. #9News https://t.co/WLi4XQjXiK
Many Australians are willing to consider nuclear power even if they are not sure, raising the stakes for Labor and the Coalition in an election fight on energy. https://t.co/qSBVEoNnBd
Nationals leader David Littleproud has torn into Labor and the Teal independents, asking “don't your fellow Australians count?” as he accused them of destroying the livelihoods and lifestyles of people in regional Australia. https://t.co/8YNUcLo8TI
WATCH: Peter Dutton has called the Prime Minister “a child in a man’s body” while speaking at the Liberal Party’s 64th Federal Council ⬇️ Watch 6 News live: https://t.co/aE5eJux0Uc #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqhk6 https://t.co/ai8T7DITf5
Peter Dutton and the Coalition should be commended for putting a bold idea before the Australian people, with conviction: https://t.co/XBbBneNBuV https://t.co/UqcV37YSq3
Statement by Paul Keating on Peter Dutton and the Coalition’s nuclear power policy: “an industrial fantasy … only the most wicked and cynical of individuals would foist such a blight on an earnest community like Australia … low rent opportunism …” #auspol https://t.co/S2fzHN011B
Shadow energy minister Ted O'Brien has revealed what the Coalition will do to "get prices down" for its energy plan, as speculation mounts over the cost of the opposition's nuclear approach to net-zero. https://t.co/s44YDfim4d
The Coalition’s energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has revealed a surprising new detail for the opposition’s nuclear energy plan. > https://t.co/QWX5IKtkqc https://t.co/WVfkylbdQt
Coalition energy spokesperson Ted O'Brien, who designed the plan, says the amount of energy generated would depend on the type and number of reactors built at each site. https://t.co/B0gExTfjEA
Sky News host Rita Panahi has blasted the Albanese government for its “really idiotic scaremongering” following the Coalition’s nuclear announcement. https://t.co/0mv7UwlqdU
Sky News host Rowan Dean says the adults are “back in charge” of the energy debate in Australia after Opposition leader Peter Dutton “transformed the election” with his nuclear plan. https://t.co/6c5d7O7ZG4
The Coalition’s energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has revealed a surprising new detail for the opposition’s nuclear energy plan. https://t.co/7Z9pKl1tgt
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman has called out Queensland Opposition leader David Crisafulli for “repudiating” Opposition leader Peter Dutton over his nuclear policy. https://t.co/qq935LqFD5
Sky News host Rita Panahi says she likes Opposition leader Peter Dutton of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a “man-child”. https://t.co/Q3vXCvCNN4
“This is a strategy aimed at the outer suburban seats.” The #ABCInsiders panel discusses the political strategy behind the Coalition’s nuclear energy policy. #auspol https://t.co/g9EBEXVgdQ
Sky News host James Macpherson says Opposition leader Peter Dutton has transformed from “Mr No” to the “one with the vision”. https://t.co/DpCkoXaJ5P
Sky News host Rowan Dean has commended Opposition leader Peter Dutton for his “genius move” on announcing his nuclear plan which will “win” them the next federal election. https://t.co/jqEEf3sRVL
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has attacked the Coalition’s new nuclear plan, questioning how Aussies can “take it seriously” when there is “so little detail” including no major costings. https://t.co/k7FTrN6jY4
Sky News host Rowan Dean has blasted the Albanese government for “lying through their teeth” on the nuclear energy debate. https://t.co/fWUhPyvRqu
Nationals leader David Littleproud has called out Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for using a “churlish view” to “put out memes” criticising the Coalition’s nuclear policy. https://t.co/MhBSsUmiSr
Opposition’s Ted O’Brien concedes under questioning he doesn’t know how much of the energy mix will come from nuclear under his policy. An independent body will assess feasibility. “Only then does it come down to how many gigawatts.” Some assessments say less than 5%. #insiders https://t.co/zOdnprmaO7
Nationals leader David Littleproud says nuclear is a “100-year” piece of infrastructure unlike the Albanese government’s “15-to-20-year” renewables. https://t.co/HkbtIbLKxx
Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Coalition’s nuclear announcement is a “significant change” in policy. https://t.co/7dsvwBCoaE
"It's not a serious alternate policy yet." The #ABCInsiders panel discuss the Coalition's big gamble on nuclear energy. #auspol https://t.co/FHmlavDOhk
Nationals leader David Littleproud has called out the Albanese government for its “ideological view” on energy policy which “doesn’t match the reality”. https://t.co/PpZI3jFHy3
Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Coalition wants to provide Australians with “reliable baseload power” following its nuclear policy announcement. https://t.co/sUjkHFMszP
Nationals leader David Littleproud has criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for spending “$6.5 billion” in trying to make his “$275 reduction” in energy bills election promise. https://t.co/Z1alGAhUHk
Nationals leader David Littleproud has slammed the Albanese government over its energy plan which will cost “$1.5 trillion”. https://t.co/YpSTShc4k2
WATCH: A wrap of the week 👇 Peter Dutton presses the button on his nuclear gamble. We now know where the Coalition wants to build reactors. We don't know the cost, the impact on power prices. #ABCInsiders #auspol https://t.co/s7SJE8gpWI
The danger for Labor is that the nuclear debate “could get away from them” because they’re not treating it seriously, says @10NewsFirst political editor @AshleighRaper #insiders https://t.co/jwLypHUprO
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear announcement “overshadowed” Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia. https://t.co/qMFkzBpF5k
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the Albanese government went “straight into scare campaign mode” after the Coalition announced its nuclear plan. https://t.co/0rNqVAa50I
Peter Dutton vows to override state nuclear bans as he steps up attack on PM https://t.co/6KV0DxO2cz
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton hits out at Anthony Albanese during his address at the Liberal Council Convention. https://t.co/p1QY16NrCJ
The Opposition Leader has launched a deeply personal attack on Anthony Albanese, calling him "a child in a man's body", over the Prime Minister's reaction to the Coalition's nuclear plan. @VrdoljakClaudia #9News https://t.co/JFjDHWGCWC
Peter Dutton, Sussan Ley and John Howard launch personal attacks on Anthony Albanese’s ‘weak leadership’ in pre-election pitches on energy, security, social cohesion and the economy: https://t.co/N7tUnMyHtL https://t.co/VYy8loqQDr
Peter Dutton has unleashed on Labor's response to the Coalition's nuclear push, accusing the party of "childish propaganda", as he sent a message to state premiers refusing to support his plans. https://t.co/71JlT4OEP2
Dutton goes off script, labels Albanese a ‘child in a man’s body’ https://t.co/Pt8XpTh785
Dutton has launched a strikingly personal attack on Albanese, deriding the PM as a fraud, an appeaser and a “child in a man’s body” as he vowed to override premiers opposed to the construction of nuclear power plants in their states. https://t.co/2sTyS2JsVm
"The Coalition is asking us to believe they can build seven #nuclear reactors on time and on budget, when in government they couldn’t even build some carparks" @ebony_bennett in the @canberratimes on the Coalition's 'energy policy omnishambles' #auspol https://t.co/Q7DRGDRmUU
Peter Dutton is putting the opposition on an election footing with a rousing speech to the Liberal Party’s federal council with a poll expected in less than a year > https://t.co/0pRoFr6RqD https://t.co/Nb4Nfxu4lM
"The Coalition's nuclear announcement is an absolute farce and no one should pretend otherwise. "It's a distraction from bipartisan support for subsidised fossil fuel expansion" - dep director @ebony_bennett's @canberratimes column #auspol https://t.co/BfxaUqvEeD
John Howard has hit out at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for driving a scare campaign against the Coalition's nuclear power plan. @VrdoljakClaudia #9News MORE: https://t.co/oYtA9zUXWD https://t.co/0DDk9MP1uJ
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is set to address a meeting of the Liberal Party Federal Council where he will aim to garner support for his nuclear pledge, as polling reveals growing support for nuclear in the regions. https://t.co/c6rlo5Bh30
With his plan to drag Australia to the nuclear energy starting line, Peter Dutton has split the political atom and has built the foundations for a big-target election campaign based on strength and vision: https://t.co/t2j4ie1xyj https://t.co/ol7nC6zFxA
Dutton in nuclear strike at PM Albanese. Whatever happens in the Australian election next year, @PeterDutton_MP can't be accused of being a small target. Commendable bravery on an important issue. https://t.co/Xylr0XRUnW
Dutton in nuclear strike at PM Albanese. Whatever happens in the Australian election next year, @PeterDutton_MP can't be accused for being a small target. Commendable bravery on an important issue. https://t.co/Xylr0XRUnW
Peter Dutton has the support of a majority of residents in regional communities where nuclear power generators will be built under the Coalition’s controversial plan: https://t.co/iwQBDup0Mc https://t.co/IKSpv4FfTc
Confusion reigns about the Coalition’s nuclear proposal. Here’s how the rhetoric has shifted https://t.co/PXFajwcnS8
Liberals insist they want more renewables while leading Nationals are calling for tougher rules on wind and solar projects to prepare the way for nuclear power plants. https://t.co/iw3FbQEzX3
Peter Dutton's plan to build seven nuclear reactors has become the target of what he is calling a "childish social media campaign" by Labor. @AndrewProbyn #9News READ MORE: https://t.co/w6mej0dB3Y https://t.co/uAFSsHaoiT
The Coalition will continue investing in large-scale renewables alongside its nuclear approach as it looks to hit net-zero emissions by 2050, shadow energy minister Ted O'Brien has said. https://t.co/gbLhruj9Ob
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says the Labor Party has been “hysterical” about the Coalition’s nuclear energy policy. https://t.co/QdNvBeO5Vo
Sky News host Erin Molan has slammed the Labor government’s nuclear energy scare campaign and called it “petty” and “embarrassing”. https://t.co/jdBqhIBqUB