They know the nuclear gambit is a political diversionary tactic...

They know the nuclear gambit is a political diversionary tactic - they think that it will ultimately fail in about a decade, however, until then they can destabilise the Labor Party. I find it interesting that they have dragged AGL back into this by wanting to take over their ex-coal plant site.

(AGL has been a political plaything for a decade, and frankly I am sick of it!)

A report by energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicated that the cost of electricity from nuclear power is at least four times that of wind and solar power when considering both construction and operating expenses. The British government’s guarantee of a fixed price for nuclear power raised questions about market viability.

The LNP are borrowing a nuclear policy from other conservative parties in Europe - not good economics but great politics.