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Nuclear power has been politically toxic in this country for decades.
It’s been 55 years since a leader went to a federal election promising to build reactors and won. But Peter Dutton is hoping to do just that.
And as unlikely as it sounds, he’s convincing people. A little over ten years ago, 62 per cent of Australians opposed nuclear power. Today, polls show the majority support it.
So how is a policy so beset with challenges and criticism winning people over?
Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on why a policy that may never work can still be a political weapon.
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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.
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