Peter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics says Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’

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Peter Dutton claims his plan to introduce nuclear energy in Australia will “keep the lights on” at a lower cost than the Labor government’s renewables-reliant transition.

“This is a plan which will underpin the economic success of our country for the next century,” Dutton said in Brisbane on Friday.