Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Given the minister’s refusal to answer the question yesterday, will he now clearly state the government’s position on how it plans to make nuclear power viable in the next 15 to 30 years? Hasn’t the Prime Minister ruled out an emission-trading scheme that would let the market set a price on carbon? Doesn’t that just leave taxpayer funded subsidies as the only way a nuclear power plant will be viable in the next 15 to 30 years? Will the minister now rule out taxpayer funded subsidies or concessions for the nuclear industry?