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Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

The Guardian - AU

Pro-nuclear MP says Labor ‘weaponising’ CSIRO report showing renewables are cheapest

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

The Guardian - AU

Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030

The Guardian - AU

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Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

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The cheapest reliable energy system to meet Australia’s climate targets? Solar and wind, no question

There has been a lot of commentary about how to measure the cost of renewables – but much of it misses the point

The Guardian - AU

Let’s talk nuclear, the Coalition says – just don’t mention cost or how long it would take

The pace at which you could theoretically deploy the small modular reactor being advocated would mean sitting on your hands until at least the end of the decade

The Guardian - AU

Net zero nuance: commentary on decarbonising the grid misses the mark on batteries and nuclear

One claim from the past week is based on a nuclear plant that hasn’t been built and another confuses the role of battery storage

The Guardian - AU

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Fact checking Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in the third leaders' debate

The third leaders' debate was a much more subdued affair than the fiery, more shouty previous clash between the two leaders. But in politics, less shouting doesn't necessarily mean fewer furphies.

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