Morning everyone. Part of Peter Dutton’s electoral calculus about his plan to build nuclear power stations is that his base strongly supports the idea. If so, that support will be put to the test if – as we report – Queensland is earmarked as the site of two plants when he unveils the long-awaited details of the policy today.
Such a move would pit the federal Coalition against the Queensland LNP, with David Crisafulli, the state leader, saying he would not repeal the state’s nuclear ban if elected. We also report on how Australia’s biggest companies made nearly $100bn in “crisis profits” – and could the Tories face an “extinction-level event” in the UK election?
