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Andrew Brown

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Anti-nuclear activists gathered to protest the cost, as Peter Dutton gave a speech on reactors. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Nuclear energy could be a companion to renewables rather than a competitor, the opposition leader says, but he still can't say how much it would cost to build reactors in Australia.

In a major speech on Monday to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Peter Dutton laid out his case for why nuclear power should be part of the country's energy mix.

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