Queensland premier will hold plebiscite on nuclear power if he wins state election

Queensland premier Steven Miles says whoever wins the state election is required under law to hold a plebiscite on nuclear power. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Steven Miles will hold a state plebiscite on Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plans if he wins the 26 October poll, a move that could polarise the electorate in the Coalition’s strongest state at the next federal election.

The Queensland premier said he had received legal advice on the nuclear issue and raised the possibility of initiating a plebiscite on the same day as the federal election.