Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to Crisafulli’s doorstep

Nuclear energy is something Queensland LNP leader David Crisafulli has not wanted to spend any time talking about as he works to steer his party to victory in October’s election.But Peter Dutton’s pitch of seven potential nuclear reactors – which he hopes to pinHis timeline is also contrary to Australia’s chief scientific research arm and energy market regulator, which say a power station will likelyin full or partial state ownership , there are other questions, too.

While Crisafulli has said he would not seek to roll back the state’s ban on nuclear power if elected, Labor’s deputy premier, Cameron Dick, has suggestedDutton, too, has flagged the Commonwealth’s ability and intention to compulsorily acquire – with financial compensation – any of the sites needed if the owners are not willing to negotiate.

Crisafulli has largely been able to avoid questions around nuclear energy to date because the prospect has been hypothetical. But it’s no longer just a Canberra issue. It’s one that the residents of the South Burnett and Callide regions, particularly, will be wanting answers on – along with the rest of Queensland andDutton made it clear on Wednesday that he was more than happy to fight the next federal election as a. If he is genuine in his apparent opposition to shifting the state’s stance on nuclear energy, he will now need to do plenty more – and more than – talking.

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