Anthony Albanese says nuclear power is off the desk, and Stuart Robert warned a lobbyist off donating to a minister’s fundraising group as a result of ‘it is going to be declared, and it’ll harm you’.
NUCLEAR FAMILY
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is “improper” to argue in favour of nuclear power, The Australian ($) reviews. Labor right-leaning Malinauskas stated the eight AUKUS nuclear submarines anticipated to be in-built his state ought to open our minds to the “zero carbon emissions” energy supply — Albo was like, I respect you, Mali, however everybody can get “one or two issues improper” generally. The PM countered that the financial evaluation of nuclear power has confirmed it a useless finish, time and time once more. Why? Nuclear reactors take ages to construct, they’re actually bloody costly, and the place would we put the waste? Albanese requested. It comes as Coalition MP Ted O’Brien is operating a “grassroots” survey facilitated by an organization that works with nuclear initiatives within the US, Guardian Australia reviews. Consulting firm Helixos developed O’Brien’s web site, however the MP says he paid for the grassroots group marketing campaign himself.
In the meantime, the group behind teal MP Kylea Tink’s election success is planning a takedown of NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts who as soon as spruiked a lump of coal in Parliament, the SMH reviews. The teal machine is backing in native Victoria Davidson within the blue-ribbon seat, which has a hefty14% margin. Roberts is the second Liberal cupboard minister to be challenged by a Local weather 200-backed impartial — Atmosphere Minister James Griffin’s seat of Manly may even be contested by the teals. The NSW Liberals have a greater local weather monitor document than their federal counterparts, as Unbiased Australia reviews, however Local weather 200-backed Joeline Hackman stated one environmentally minded MP — particularly now Treasurer Matt Kean — ain’t sufficient to save lots of the planet.
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Emma Elsworthy writes Crikey’s day by day morning e-newsletter, the Worm, and is a reporter for SmartCompany. Earlier than becoming a member of Crikey in 2021, Emma was a breaking information reporter within the ABC’s Sydney newsroom, a journalist for BBC Australia, and a journalist inside Fairfax Media’s regional community. She was a part of a group awarded a Walkley for protection of the 2019-2020 bushfire disaster, and gained the Australian Press Council prize in 2013.
