Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

In the 53 seconds available to me I will make the point that the question was about nuclear power. The obvious retort to the Labor Party’s questions on this matter is to say that they refuse even to engage in the debate on this matter. The government has made it clear that we think this country should debate the question of nuclear power. In debating nuclear power, there will be a variety of views as to the point at which nuclear power may become economically viable in this country. Of course there will be a range of views on that, because there are so many variables that go to the question of the economic viability of nuclear power. But at least we are prepared to engage in that debate rather than sticking our heads entirely in the sand, like the Labor Party—who cannot even agree among themselves on uranium mining.