Coalition energy policy: Nuclear power to be central plank at next election

Nuclear technology will be a central plank of the Coalition’s energy policy heading to the next election, as opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan argues it is essential to modernise the electricity grid, blaming Labor “disinformation” for its previous failure.

The Coalition went to the May election, which it lost badly, with a policy of building nuclear power plants across the country and has been sharply divided about energy and emissions issues since.

But Tehan told ABC radio on Thursday: “There is overwhelming agreement on the Coalition side that nuclear needs to be part of our energy mix.”

After the Nationals briefly split from the Liberals following the Peter Dutton-led opposition’s election defeat in May, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley brokered a truce with the junior Coalition par