Address to the House of Representatives, Statements by Members - Nuclear Energy

Thursday 6 June 2024

I have an important update on the location of the coalition's nuclear power plants. The following Australian towns and regions may be renamed 'Springfield' and play host to a nuclear power plant: Gladstone, Newcastle, Gippsland, Barossa Valley, Collie, Anglesey, Bribie Island, the Whitsundays and Jervis Bay. I'm certain that residents and members will be glowing with anticipation. Welcome to the coalition's world of Simpsons economics, where a nuclear power plant can just magically appear, is fantastically cheap to build and quick to get operational, and will have no other issues associated with it. What we know is that for at least 12 weeks, if not longer, the Leader of the Opposition has known exactly where he would locate his nuclear reactors, but he's been having some trouble telling the Australian people exactly where they would be. He's obviously concerned about the fallout. At least Mr Burns had the decency to be transparent with his evil plans. Those opposite may have gotten away with secret ministries, but I very much doubt they will get away with secret power plants. As I said last week, while this government is committed to a renewable future made in Australia, the opposition are committed to a future made in fiction.