James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Minister, recently a US congressman from the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce called on the government to rethink its opposition to new energy, with Congressman Neal Dunn saying:

… 'Why isn't Australia with us on this?' There are a lot of commercial opportunities. You have got the uranium ore, you have got the skills, all you lack is the will.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said in March that nuclear delivers cheaper, cleaner, cheaper, homegrown energy for consumers. How do you explain the government's ideological opposition to this technology when Australia's allies are looking to implement all options in the path to net zero?