There's this myth that Australians don't support nuclear power. ㅤ New polling shows that nearly 2/3 believe we should consider it, including 48% of Labor voters. ㅤ Our ideological nuclear bans must go.

Tomorrow one of the world’s leading nuclear experts, MIT Professor Jacopo Buongiorno will be in Parliament to educate politicians about nuclear ⚛️. He’ll be speaking to politicians across the aisle at a time where power demand is growing and technology is rapidly advancing.

This new report says we shouldn't do nuclear because there is "no renewable constraint" in Australia. Why then is our 2030 renewable target so off track? Why ignore the genuine economic and social license issues delaying projects? The report also falsely claims we have "no domestic nuclear delivery capability". What about the supply chain and workforce we're setting up for the AUKUS nuclear subs? Anti nuclear activists continue to deny reality to defend Australia's ideological bans on nuclear power.

The real reason we don't use nuclear in Australia is politics. Despite having the most uranium in the world, we have some of the most anti nuclear laws in the world. Here's my full editorial where I make the case for nuclear in Australia:

Australia is one of the only advanced economies without a national strategy for nuclear fusion. That's despite there being many homegrown startups including HB11, Ciral Fusion, Axis Fusion and UNSW's Atomcraft Project. Australia has been a world-leader in fusion innovation operating the first tokamaks in the world outside of the Soviet Union back in the 60s. Unlike fission, fusion isn't technically illegal down under, but the same anti nuclear politics means that successive governments have ignored the opportunity and created investment uncertainty. Whilst fusion has some technical hurdles to solve, it must be part of our long-term energy outlook alongside nuclear fission for our immediate energy needs.