The very largest elephant in Australia’s electoral room is the nuclear one — and it is accompanied by an equally large question: why is everyone, the media included, avoiding mentioning it?
The Coalition obviously doesn’t dare remind voters that it has recommended building up to 25 nuclear reactors in Australia, all of which will have to be located near a source of water, meaning they will be in populated coastal areas or near lakes or rivers.
Labor isn’t talking about this either. Can it be that, if they do, they will be wedged by Howard who will point out their hypocrisy in opposing nuclear power for Australia while supporting the mining and exportation of uranium?
As for the media — Lazy? Ignorant? Intimidated? All three? (Reminder: Ron Walker, Chairman of Fairfax, is a partner with Hugh Morgan and Robert Champion de Crespigny in Australia Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd.
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