Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, I ask a supplementary question. I thank the minister for confirming that the government is prepared to consider the issue of a price signal. I ask the minister: does he recall his claim, as one of the foremost authorities on nuclear power, that the industry would not be viable in Australia for 100 years? Although he has indicated that he has not quite read all of the report but has delved into it, has he had the opportunity to examine the report and does he stand by that claim? Doesn’t that view rule out nuclear power as having a role in reducing our carbon emissions?