Peter Dutton spruiks the Coalition's nuclear plan during pre-election pitch

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has spruiked the Coalition's nuclear power plan during a pre-election pitch as he hopes to combat "exorbitant" energy costs. "Exorbitant energy costs are causing inflation across the economy – food, goods and services are all costing more," Mr Dutton said. "We will replace the existing coal generation network with zero emission nuclear technologies on those sites of the seven retired coal-fired power plants."