Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

France and Sweden replaced their whole coal fleet with nuclear power, and they now have the lowest per capita carbon emissions in the world. Meanwhile, we've got nearly a third of the world's uranium here, but for some reason we won't use it ourselves. This government says that we can cut our emissions using technology, not taxes. If you're actually serious about that, will the government consider replacing our coal-fired power stations with nuclear power?

Honourable senators: Hear, hear!