Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Can the Acting Prime Minister confirm whether on 6 June 2024 the Albanese Labor government, through the minister for trade, signed an agreement under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity that includes a cooperative work program to support the take-up of small modular nuclear reactors?

Hon. Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Durack. Members on my left will cease interjecting. Until the House comes to order, we won't hear anything.

The member for Page is not helping. The Acting Prime Minister has the call.

Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They crawl to this topic through every different alleyway, but let me be really clear that what I can absolutely confirm is that this government is not going to be pursuing a civil nuclear industry. We're not going to be doing it, because it would be the single most costly form of electricity that we could provide in this country.