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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Senate opposition firms against Coalition’s nuclear power plan as David Pocock blasts ‘reckless’ proposal

David Pocock
The independent senator David Pocock says he’s not ideologically opposed to nuclear but it ‘just doesn’t make sense for Australia’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Senate opposition to the Coalition’s nuclear plan is firming, presenting a major hurdle to Peter Dutton’s proposal for seven nuclear power plants on top of state objections.

In addition to Labor and the Greens, independent senators Lidia Thorpe and David Pocock have voiced major criticisms of the policy, while Jacqui Lambie, who has previously expressed support for nuclear to be part of the mix, is investigating the Coalition’s proposal and is concerned nuclear plants are “incredibly expensive”.

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