Australia to fail as a ‘manufacturing nation’ and ‘modern economy’

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s former CEO Dr Adi Paterson, warns the country is set to “fail” as both a “manufacturing nation, and modern economy". Mr Paterson’s comments come as Labor rejects nuclear energy as a source of power. "The problem we have is intermittent renewables, wind, for example only blows two days out of five," Mr Paterson told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “If you only had to go to school two days out of five, you wouldn’t get very far at school, but we are are designing an energy school which we are just not going to pass. “As a result, we are essentially going to fail as a manufacturing nation, and as a modern economy.”