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Coalition’s nuclear power plan is ‘economic insanity’, Jim Chalmers says on eve of major Dutton speech



‘It will cost more, it will push prices up, it will take longer,’ treasurer says of opposition leader’s ‘fantasy’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition plans to build seven nuclear power plants are “economic insanity”, Jim Chalmers has said, in the lead-up to a speech by Peter Dutton that is expected to provide new details of the policy.The federal opposition has outlined plans to build seven nuclear reactors across five states, should it win the next election, with the first to be built by 2035 to 2037 at the earliest.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-09-22 03:37:14

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