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Nationals’ nuclear push shows Coalition energy policy ‘chaos’, Labor says

2021-02-18 10:16:00

The Guardian – Paul Karp

Senate team seeks amendments to Clean Energy Finance Corporation bill to allow investment in nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage

Anthony Albanese has accused the Coalition of “more chaos” in energy policy, after the Nationals in the Senate announced new amendments to a government bill in favour of nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage.

On Thursday the entire Nationals Senate team led by Bridget McKenzie and Matt Canavan announced they would seek amendments to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation bill to allow it to invest in the two technologies.

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