Newsroom edition: nuclear power and Peter Dutton’s politics of diversion
Peter Dutton is ramping up his calls for nuclear power in Australia. Despite the Coalition not taking up the nuclear option while they were in power, the opposition leader is now saying nuclear energy is a safe, cheap and consistent power source, which will help Australia transition from fossil fuels towards a zero emissions economy. But his claims are not backed up by the facts. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and head of news, Mike Ticher, about why nuclear power is not the answer to our energy transition