Election 2025 live updates: Labor to release new analysis of Dutton’s nuclear plan; PM in Perth for hospital funding pledge

Energy minister Chris Bowen expected to highlight advice from departmental bureaucrats on costs of seven nuclear power plants. Follow today’s news liveLabor is set to keep hounding Peter Dutton on the costs and price impacts of his nuclear and gas plans, with energy minister Chris Bowen to highlight advice he says he has from his departmental bureaucrats raising concerns that the costs of building seven nuclear power plants could be much higher than Dutton says.Analysis of Dutton’s nuclear plan from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - to be detailed further on Monday - says departmental experts say costs could be higher including in construction, refurbishment of the plants later in their lives, as well as the costs of extending Australia’s coal fleet, as the nuclear plan requires.Peter Dutton is trying desperately to hide the true cost of his $600 billion nuclear scheme. They don’t want to talk about a plan that is riddled with fundamental errors. Their so-called modelling is a con. Continue reading...