Opposition Leader at Loggerheads with CSIRO Over Exact Cost of Nuclear Energy

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his criticism of the CSIRO research that claims nuclear power is more expensive than solar and wind. According to the draft GenCost report—which was released in December 2023 by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)—renewable energy emerged as the cheapest source of energy production compared to nuclear. But Mr. Dutton refuted the findings, saying the report was “not a genuine piece of work” as it didn’t take into account the cost of transmission infrastructure and subsidies for renewables. “It’s a discredited report, let’s be clear about it,” he told reporters on March 13. “It’s not relied on.”...