Opposition leader spruiks Frontier Economics modelling but Labor insists ‘it won’t pass the pub test’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton is promising power bills will be 44% cheaper under his $331bn nuclear energy plan, but the modelling relies on demand not increasing as much as the government expects, despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles and energy-hungry technologies.Dutton claimed on Friday his plan to introduce nuclear energy in Australia would “keep the lights on” at a lower cost than the Labor government’s renewables-reliant transition. Continue reading…
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Author : Karen Middleton and Graham Readfearn
Publish date : 2024-12-13 04:06:21
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Peter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’
