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One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power
Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:04am

[color=#ff00ff][/color]One Nation commits to coal-fired power at Gippsland's Loy Yang and lifting Victoria's nuclear ban Sad

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Posted 31 Aug 2026

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One Nation has pledged to keep coal-fired power running in Victoria, along with lifting the ban on nuclear energy, if elected at the upcoming November state election. Sad

The party announced its energy policies at Gippsland's Loy Yang power station, which is set to close by 2035.

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Energy experts have reacted to the policy announcements, citing cost as a main barrier to nuclear in Australia.

One Nation has promised to keep Victoria's largest coal plant running and lift the ban on nuclear energy if it is successful at November's state election.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and state leader Warren Pickering today travelled to the Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne, to announce the party's Victorian energy policy.

The pair made the announcement at the Loy Yang A power station, which Mr Pickering said the party would not allow to close in 2035 as planned.

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Warren Pickering and Pauline Hanson announce a suite of energy policies in the Latrobe Valley.

The party blames the decline of coal on government policy, which it says has discouraged plant owners from conducting maintenance.

Mr Pickering conceded the party had not spoken to Loy Yang A's owner about keeping the plant open or whether it would cost the state government to keep it open.

"Those figures haven't been discussed just yet," Mr Pickering said.

"The intent would be to encourage the industry through industry future security to tip into the capital expenditure required themselves."

Mr Pickering said One Nation would move to scrap Victoria's 1983 ban on building nuclear power if it won government. Sad

"Victorians deserve an opportunity to partake in the future of nuclear technology," Mr Pickering said.

"Whether that be through new technological innovations in thorium nuclear micro-reactor technology or in accordance with our federal policy position to develop a nuclear facility on the eastern seaboard with Victoria being a beneficiary."

Man and a woman standing against a backdrop of green rolling hills and a power plant station.
One Nation candidate for Narracan Ben Lucas and Pauline Hanson at Loy Yang power station.

Voters will be offered very different energy policies when they head to the polls in November, with the Coalition and One Nation critical of Labor's renewables rollout.

One Nation has also pledged to scrap renewable energy zones (REZs) in the state's west and a coastal zone for offshore wind and abandon Victoria's commitment to net zero emissions.

A spokesperson for Loy Yang operator AGL said it was aware of One Nation's policy announcement and reiterated the planned closure date for Loy Yang A in 2035.

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whiteknight Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9502 melbourne Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:07am We don't want nuclear power in Australia.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline In your damn fate Posts: 26710 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2026 at 11:41am whiteknight wrote on Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:07am: We don't want nuclear power in Australia. We somewhat do. Especially those people that want to see pollution levels cut.
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Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2026 at 1:01pm

whiteknight wrote on Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:07am:

We don't want nuclear power in Australia.

You also don't want fossil fuel power. As someone wrote in this morning's paper here.

"The sun and wind give us permanent energy and independence".

Obviously she has never seen the sun dim because of clouds or nighttime and never seen the wind stopped blowing. How is that for independence?

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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6181 Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2026 at 1:04pm whiteknight wrote on Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:07am: We don't want nuclear power in Australia. Yes we do.
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Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1420 Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #5 - Oct 4^th, 2026 at 1:40pm One Nation just sent new voter support to the currently 14% Victorian Greens. Nice.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53512 At my desk.	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #6 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:35pm Were the Liberals going to build nuclear plants without lifting the ban?
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Reply #7 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:00pm

Well - 'AI' skirts around the question of what the final cost of installing 'renewables' is for Australia ... just evading the real question of total cost to install and get running... funny how that works to suit New City Hall...

https://smartenergy.org.au/nuclear-fallout-116-600-billion-to-build-7-nuclear-re...

On the other hand '$116-600B' to build seven nuclear reactor stations...

"This is the same cost as delivering 82% renewables by 2030, and an almost 100% renewable energy mix by 2050, including the cost of building all of the enabling transmission infrastructure."

Then we take into account the need to renew 'renewables' every twenty years - while a nuke is worth seventy years or so, so let's reduce that cost by dividing it by three.... so the top price for nukes across the lifespan is $200Bn over the same twenty year span which incurs massive cost of replacement and repair from 'renewables' ...

How much has been spent to date on 'renewables? City Hall likes to say small figures that do not relate to total costs... which, like nuclear, must include upgrades to grid etc required....

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53512 At my desk.	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:30pm Quote: Well - 'AI' skirts around the question of what the final cost of installing 'renewables' is for Australia There is a good page about it on wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity
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lee Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 21788 Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #9 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 2:58pm freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:30pm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity The levelised cost of electricity is flawed. it doesn't show the levelised full cost of electricity. The levelised full cost includes transmission, storage and subsidies etc.
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Reply #10 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 3:31pm

lee wrote on Oct 4^th, 2026 at 1:01pm:

whiteknight wrote on Oct 4^th, 2026 at 10:07am:

We don't want nuclear power in Australia.

You also don't want fossil fuel power. As someone wrote in this morning's paper here.

"The sun and wind give us permanent energy and independence".

Obviously she has never seen the sun dim because of clouds or nighttime and never seen the wind stopped blowing. How is that for independence?

You're confusing 'permanent' and 'constant'.

Permanent means something lasts for a long time or forever without changing its state. Constant means something happens over and over again without stopping, or stays at the same level or value over time.

The sun and wind, while maybe not constant, are indeed permanent.

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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 90955 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #11 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 4:58pm Nukes are the way to go...
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lee Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 21788 Gender:	Re: One Nation Would Lift The Ban On Nuclear Power Reply #12 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:22pm greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 3:31pm: ou're confusing 'permanent' and 'constant'. Permanent means something lasts for a long time or forever without changing its state. You mean like wind turbines failing and solar panels dying?
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Reply #13 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:26pm

lee wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 2:58pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:30pm:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity

The levelised cost of electricity is flawed. it doesn't show the levelised full cost of electricity. The levelised full cost includes transmission, storage and subsidies etc. Cool

The levelised cost includes subsidies, if you include them.

Renewables are still cheaper, even when you add the cost of storage. This has also been pointed out to you before. They are also trending down, while coal and nuclear are trending up. So the gap will only get wider.

Transmission costs tend to be cheaper for renewables as they are both more distributed and better placed. For example rooftop solar is often produced in the same location it is consumed, meaning no load on the grid. You can't put a coal or nuclear fired power station in the suburbs. The distributed battery storage also eases loads on the grid.

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Reply #14 - Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:35pm

freediver wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:26pm:

The levelised cost includes subsidies, if you include them.

And the CSIRO NextGen report specifically excludes them.

freediver wrote on Oct 9^th, 2026 at 5:26pm:

Renewables are still cheaper, even when you add the cost of storage. This has also been pointed out to you before. They are also trending down, while coal and nuclear are trending up. So the gap will only get wider.

Transmission costs tend to be cheaper for renewables as they are both more distributed and better placed. For example rooftop solar is often produced in the same location

The cost of storage and the cost of transmission etc have to be both added. Not one or the other.

Now that China has stopped trying to control lithiium prices are heading back up.

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lithium

Transmission from solar farms and Wind turbine farm farms tend to be remote, Distributed from remote areas is not cheap.

Rooftop solar needs local grid upgrades.

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