‘Chasing unicorns’: NSW Liberal minister rejects federal opposition push for nuclear power

The New South Wales treasurer, Matt Kean, poured cold water on the push by the federal Coalition, saying pursuing nuclear power in Australia was a ‘fantasy’. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The New South Wales energy minister and treasurer, Matt Kean, has accused the federal Coalition of “chasing unicorns” over its push to overturn the moratorium on nuclear power in Australia.

Since it lost power at last month’s election, the new federal opposition has begun a push for the longstanding ban on nuclear power to be lifted.