26 Jun 2024

Australia's possible nuclear future: Path to net zero or political gamble?

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 26 June 2024

The main opposition party in Australia is thinking of taking the nuclear option as the country looks to pivot away from coal-fired power generation.

Does it make sense from a climate point of view - or an economic point of view? And would the Australian people ever approve such a move?

Tony Irwin is a nuclear engineer and an honourary associate professor at Australian National University. He joins Emile Donovan.

Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton holds a flower as he attends a commemoration ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings, at Coogee Beach in Sydney on October 12, 2022. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Peter Dutton. Photo: AFP