Queensland Leader Remains Uninterested in Nuclear Option

The position comes as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton vows to build seven nuclear power plants if his party wins power.

LNP Premier David Crisafulli addresses the media at Parliament House in Brisbane, Australia on Oct. 27, 2024. AAP Image/Darren England

Queensland Premier-elect David Crisafulli has reiterated his stance on federal Liberal Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy proposal

“It was ‘no’ before the election, and it’s ‘no’ after. I think that’s what people want to see from me,” Crisafulli told ABC Radio National on Oct. 28.