want a nuclear australia then vote liberal

No nuclear power stations will be built in Australia under a federal Labor government, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says.

Mr Rudd, who is visiting the north Queensland city of Townsville with environment spokesman Peter Garrett, said Labor was "100 per cent" opposed to nuclear power.

"If you want to run the risk of having a nuclear power plant next door vote Liberal," Mr Rudd told ABC Radio.

"We are totally, 100 per cent opposed to nuclear energy in this country.

"Under us there will be no nuclear plants."

Mr Garrett said the party would look to combat global warming issues by adopting existing energy sources such as clean coal, gas, solar power and wind.

Mr Garrett, a noted environmental campaigner, said he would toe the party line at Labor's national conference in April should its policy of no new uranium mines change.

Mr Rudd said he was open to the prospect of more uranium mines.

Dave R.