Grant Chapman (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Howard government, in contrast to Labor, supports an informed public discussion on nuclear energy in Australia, one that is driven by facts not by emotion or hysteria, Senator Lundy. Contrary to what is said in this motion about nuclear energy not being economically viable, Labor’s own emissions goal will make nuclear energy economically viable because their approach, clearly, will increase energy prices. Indeed, Labor’s approach necessitates the future use of nuclear energy because without it there will be even greater massive and unsustainable increases in the energy prices for all Australians.

According to her remarks today, Senator Wong believes that global warming is the single most urgent issue facing mankind. Her solution? To immediately take one possible solution off the public agenda for all time. I think that Senator Wong is a little confused about climate change. After watching the Oscars on Monday night she decided that the glaciers are melting because of all those happy penguins dancing on them!