Nuclear Plan Costings Will Come ‘At Our Choosing’, Says Dutton

Dutton acknowledged that it will require a significant upfront cost but said the plan will cost a fraction of the government’s $1.3 trillion plan.

Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton during post Budget media interviews at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 15, 2024. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s highly anticipated speech on the Coalition’s nuclear energy plans did not deliver a crucial detail: the expected budget.

Despite repeated government pressure on the cost question, Dutton said the Coalition’s nuclear plan would cost “a fraction” of the Albanese government’s $1.3 trillion energy transition scheme.