Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal energy clash

The new chair of Australia’s peak climate change agency, former NSW Liberal minister Matt Kean, has rejected nuclear power in public remarks that have infuriated the Coalition and heightened the federal clash on climate and energy.

A new survey shows voters strongly back the use of government subsidies to help families install solar panels on their homes, with 62 per cent in favour of the financial support, far ahead of other options such as large-scale wind and solar farms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told parliament on Monday that wind and solar power were the best choices for the future, while Opposition Leader Peter Dutton stood byhe released last Wednesday to build seven nuclear power stations at a cost that is yet to be revealed.

“I don’t support the establishment of big nuclear facilities here at all – I’m opposed to it,” he said.

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