Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should warn Labor members of Parliament that juvenile attacks on the Coalition\u2019s nuclear energy policy could undermine confidence in Australia\u2019s AUKUS nuclear submarine program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Attorney-General Senator Michaelia Cash said a social media post by Labor front bencher Andrew Leigh, depicting cartoon character Blinky Bill with three eyes, was a disgraceful example of misinformation likely to undermine confidence in AUKUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The post said: \u201cIs this what Peter Dutton wants Blinky to look like in 50 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis sort of juvenile undergraduate attempt at humour should not be laughed off by the Prime Minister,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLabor has fully supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine program and Mr Albanese should come out and confirm to navy personnel that nuclear submarines will be safe for them to operate,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs Western Australia will host the submarine program, including storage of waste, Mr Albanese should assure all Western Australians nuclear technology is safe,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr Albanese should pull his front bench and all Labor MPs into line and tell them not to make such attacks,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAndrew Leigh is an assistant minister and should know better. He should immediately apologise and remove the juvenile post from his social media,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNuclear is one of the safest forms of energy generation. It\u2019s roughly on par with solar power, and even safer than wind and hydro power,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe technology is safe enough for Australian Defence Force personnel who will shortly be operating nuclear propelled submarines under the AUKUS agreement,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAustralians are smart enough to work out that this type of attack is pure misinformation being pedalled by a Labor Government which has no legitimate objections to nuclear energy,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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