So far Peter Dutton has only said the proposed plants would likely be based around the sites of existing coal-fired power stations.So far Peter Dutton has only said the proposed plants would likely be based around the sites of existing coal-fired power stations., has complained the government’s scrutiny of his yet-to-be-announced nuclear power plan is “childish”, as Labor seeks to emulate a successful anti-nuclear push from Kevin Rudd’s 2007 campaign.
Anthony Albanese told the Nine newspapers on Sunday that Labor would ramp up its scrutiny, saying the government would “raise this every day between now and the election” and that “we will join communities in campaigning against” nuclear plants. Australians have waited 673 days for details on Peter Dutton's nuclear plan. He still won't say what cities and towns he'll put under threat.Some of those regions have been tipped as potential locations for the Coalition’s nuclear plan, as they have current coal plants nearby – but other locations in Albanese’s post, such as the Barossa Valley and Jervis Bay, are not situated close to operating coal stations.
The ad uses images of waterways in Queensland, claiming Howard “refuses to talk about a list of possible sites for reactors” including Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Mackay, Sunshine Coast, “even Bribie Island”.