Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Australia politics live: record number of GPs in training; Chalmers says ‘optimism is warranted’ on economy

More doctors will be trained next year than ever before, according to the GPs’ peak body. Follow the day’s news live

Coalition continues attack on government regarding nuclear deal decision

Nationals senator Matt Canavan was up on the Today Show earlier this morning, continuing to criticise the government for not signing up to a civil nuclear deal signed between the US and UK.

I don’t want to concern you, Karl [Stefanovic], but you’re sitting only 30km from a nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney. We have some of the best nuclear scientists in the world. And sure, it doesn’t produce nuclear energy, but it produces some of the world’s best nuclear medicines. And because of that expertise, we have always been involved in these international developments to look at new nuclear technologies which might help us make better nuclear medicines in the future.

And of course, the current government is buying eight nuclear submarines. And so why shouldn’t we be involved in a in an international discussion about nuclear technologies? What the hell is going on?

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