‘Confront reality’: Albanese govt’s renewables plan ‘doesn’t really stack up’

Sky News host James Morrow says Peter Dutton’s push for nuclear is forcing the Albanese government to “confront the reality” of its renewables promise which “doesn’t really stack up”. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has flagged higher-paying jobs and energy subsidies for coal-fired power stations which move to nuclear energy. Sky News Australia understands Dutton could release part of his party’s nuclear energy plan within weeks after flagging more potential sites along the east coast. “One of the things that people in the industry have told me, though, is that if you were to build a nuclear power plant … an awful lot of what goes into a nuclear reactor [is the] same stuff that happens at a coal-fired power plant or a gas turbine,” Mr Morrow told Sky News host Steve Price. “It’s just something that heats up, boils water, steam comes out, it spins a turbine. “I just think that the interesting thing about Peter Dutton pushing the nuclear debate … [is] the fact that it is forcing Labor to confront the reality of its promise which … doesn’t really stack up.”