A local #Wannon farmer explains why he is voting for #AlexDyson in this #FederalElection:

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A local Wannon farmer explains why he is voting for Alex Dyson in this federal election
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Trump-lite: Coalition promises purge of experts who call out nuclear bunkum Federal Coalition ready to take leaf out of Trump’s playbook and attack key institutions and experts who point out its policy failings.

Trump-lite: Coalition promises purge of experts who call out nuclear bunkum.

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Carbon time bomb: Dutton’s nuclear plan will blow up Paris and emissions targets, CCA says The Climate Change Authority says a nuclear pathway would add an extra 2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions by 2050.

Carbon time bomb: Dutton's #nuclear plan will blow up Paris and emissions targets, CCA says

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal The Coalition’s nuclear plan takes a gamble with our electricity system that old coal will last the distance. It doesn’t account for the risks and extreme costs if that gamble fails.

Peter Dutton's #nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping #coal

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.

Peter Dutton's #nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free.

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #1: Assume you can halve the cost of nuclear power How to make nuclear look not so expensive: Trick #1: Assume a cost for reactors of around half what they have actually cost to build in the real world.

Peter Dutton’s #nuclear accounting trick #1: Assume you can halve the cost of nuclear power.

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The four accounting tricks behind Peter Dutton’s nuclear cost claims Claiming nuclear will deliver you 44% lower bills is a bit like claiming a wrinkle cream will make you look 44% younger.

The four accounting tricks behind Peter Dutton's #nuclear cost claims

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The election could be called any day – but Peter Dutton still hasn’t explained how his nuclear proposal will work | Adam Morton His claim that nuclear power would lead to cheaper bills in the near future isn’t supported by the modelling released to back it up. But the soundbite survives …

'The election could be called any day – but Peter Dutton still hasn’t explained how his nuclear proposal will work'.

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Nuclear curious? Here’s what you need to know about the Coalition’s energy claims Peter Dutton says building nuclear reactors will bring down power prices but experts doubt it and say it will cost the climate too

Nuclear curious? Here’s what you need to know about the Coalition’s energy claims. Peter Dutton says building #nuclear reactors will bring down power prices but experts doubt it and say it will cost the climate too.
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New UK data sends nuclear warning for Australia The latest reported cost blow-out for the UK’s proposed Sizewell C nuclear plant further underlines that the Coalition’s proposal to bring nuclear power to Australia is unrealistic.

'Latest reported cost blow-out for the UK’s proposed Sizewell C nuclear plant further underlines that the Coalition’s proposal to bring nuclear power to Australia is unrealistic.'
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What`s that Skippy ? The world is burning because some greedy people want to have golden toilets ?

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“We’re going to miss the bus” if we wait for nuclear, says new chief scientist New chief scientist endorses CSIRO GenCoset report and says Australia will “miss the bus” if it waits for nuclear energy, as the Coalition wants to do.

"We're going to miss the bus" if we wait for #nuclear, says new chief scientist.

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Australia’s new chief scientist open to nuclear power but focused on energy forms available ‘right now’ Prof Tony Haymet says nuclear industry will need to ‘rebuild their social licence’ while noting solar and wind are ‘incredibly cheap’

New #nuclear damned with faint praise.

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Is it a cost-of-living election or a nuclear power election? Peter Dutton can’t have it both ways Dutton says his nuclear power plan will slash consumer bills, but the latest eye-watering cost blowouts in the UK and the findings of new local research tell a vastly different story.

Dutton says his #nuclear power plan will slash consumer bills, but the latest eye-watering cost blowouts in the UK and the findings of new local research tell a vastly different story.

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Peter Dutton’s “always on” nuclear power is about as reliable as wind and solar – during a renewables drought New analysis finds modern nuclear power plants are, on balance, about as “always on” as wind and solar farms – if those wind and solar farms were in the midst of a very bad renewable en…

Peter Dutton’s “always on” #nuclear power is about as reliable as #wind and #solar – during a #renewables drought.

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I'm looking into my crystal ball at the Australian elections campaign and I see a bald man, the standee, and a large woman, the stander, both on the public stage before a cheering election night crowd. But then I see the bald man bend down and kiss the foot of the large woman. #auspol #auspol24

Sorry that another crack at my two nuts.
The self abuse continues! #auspol24

The Caravan demonstrating his skills as a team player.
Good for recruiting sycophants as the caravan rolls on @mattjcan?
About time the LNP were honest about their nuclear brain fart? Has anyone told @PeterDutton_MP? #auspol24 www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Keith Pitt, the catalysts to 5 Ministries Morrison, shatters illusion of a Coalition & the nonsense of diehards who pretend Australia has majority government with @LiberalAus & @The_Nationals
Pitt evaluation of @D_LittleproudMP is broadly shared
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My wife turned on the tele to the news - I was listening from the kitchen & was astonished about the tabloid nature & framing of the news stories - hence I asked if she could switch it to ABC news - her reply amazed me - NOT - it was the ABC!!! #auspol24 #thisisnotjournalism

Dutton’s nuclear plan a “con job” and a recipe for blackouts, says Bowen Chris Bowen describes Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan as a political “con job”, and says while Labor’s policies are starting to deliver there is more to do.

Dutton's #nuclear plan a "con job" and a recipe for blackouts.

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More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean Nuclear is far from a reality in Australia. In the interim, Dutton’s plan would prop up coal and gas

More coal and gas, less renewables: what a #nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean.

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What do Santa and the Coalition’s nuclear costings have in common? | Fiona Katauskas They’re both unreal

What do Santa and the Coalition’s #nuclear costings have in common?

They’re both unreal.

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Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn Peter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says

Coalition’s #nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn.

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Global oil giant starts work on huge Australian solar and battery projects, takes swipe at nuclear Renewables arm of global oil major weighs in on Australia’s nuclear debate after kicking off construction on two latest “firmed renewables” projects.

Global oil giant starts work on huge Australian #solar and #battery projects, takes swipe at #nuclear

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Never mind that the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills.

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Tesla says Dutton’s nuclear plan will result in “severe” curtailment of household rooftop solar Tesla says Dutton’s nuclear plan would result in “severe” curtailment of household rooftop PV, and argues there is little room for any “baseload” on Australia’s …

#Tesla warns #Australia households face “severe curtailment” of rooftop solar PV under the federal Coalition’s nuclear power plan.

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Solar switch off: Dutton’s nuclear plan amounts to declaration of war against household energy systems Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is being painted as a declaration of war against household energy systems, with rooftop solar having to be switched off on a near daily basis.

Rooftop solar could be switched off/curtailed, on an almost daily basis – just to accommodate the 14 gigawatts of #nuclear power that Coalition wants to jam into #Australia grid.

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