Australia’s controversial ban on nuclear power plants is looming as a major area of debate in the upcoming 2025 federal election. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has fuelled the nuclear discussion with a fiery attack on calls to lift the nation’s current nuclear power ban. At the same time, a new poll is reported to have found that the nation’s citizens are showing growing support for the use of the potential clean energy source.
“A fantasy wrapped in delusion accompanied by a pipe dream,” Minister Bowen declared on a national TV news program, declaring nuclear is not the right solution to meet the nation’s climate targets. This is in complete contrast to the view of the federal opposition, which has declared nuclear has to be part of the nation’s energy equation going forward if Australia is to meet its CO2 reduction commitments.
New poll favours nuclear consideration Minister Bowen’s stance also appears to fly in the face of the opinions of many Australians. A new Sky News poll has found that four out of five Australians favour ending the moratorium on the use of nuclear power. Asked whether “Australia should rethink its moratorium (ban) on nuclear power to give it more flexibility to choose in the future”, 49% were reportedly in favour. Just 18% were opposed, with 33% unsure. According to Sky News, 33% of those asked if they supported the use of nuclear power in Australia said yes, 24% opposed it and 29% “did not have a strong view and [were] open to the government investigating its use”.
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