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Dutton claims nuclear energy will cost fraction of Labor’s renewable energy plan

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The federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has claimed his nuclear energy plan will cost a fraction of Labor’s pursuit of renewable energy.

Mr Dutton has used a speech to the Liberal party federal council in Sydney to rally the party faithful around his policy, which would see a Coalition government put nuclear reactors on the sites of retired or soon to be retired coal fired power stations at Tarong and Callide in Queensland, Liddell and Mount Piper in New South Wales, Port August and South Australia, Loy Yang in Victoria and Muja in Western Australia.

In his speech, Mr Dutton said the plan would “see Australia achieve our three goals of cheaper, cleaner and consistent power.”

He is yet to reveal what his plan will cost, but said he would soon be providing more details to the Australian people.

“As Australians will soon see, our plan will cost a fraction of the government’s $1.3 trillion dollar plan — a figure not even the prime minster cricket team of Labor spin doctors can conceal,” he said.

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