Nuclear policy fallout taints Taylor's post-budget pitch
Angus Taylor fronted the National Press Club just as a major report questioned the viability of the Coalition's energy gamble.
The shadow treasurer typically spends May spruiking what’s in their leader’s budget reply. Instead, Angus Taylor spent much of Wednesday defending what wasn’t.
Taylor’s address to the National Press Club on Wednesday hit the same themes Coalition leader Peter Dutton believes are election winners: a cut to migration and lashing Labor over the cost-of-living. But he faced a barrage of questions on what he describes as the most “profound changes in direction” on energy in his lifetime.
The Coalition’s nuclear policy will loom over it until the next election, particularly if details remain scant. In March, Dutton promised details imminently, but major questions still remain unanswered after his budget reply. Where will the reactors be placed, how much will they cost, when will they be up and running?
“We are announcing it in a staged way. We have laid out many of the principles,” Taylor said, when asked when a fully-costed plan will be offered.
