Labor criticises Coalition energy spokesman for filming nuclear power videos at Hiroshima

Ted O'Brien insists his tone was respectful and says government is seeking to malign his character

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A Labor government MP has accused Coalition energy spokesperson Ted O'Brien of bizarre and disrespectful" behaviour after filming videos discussing Australia's potential for nuclear energy at the site of the Hiroshima atomic blast and the Fukushima power plant in Japan.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, accused O'Brien of a frolic" on advocating for nuclear power, but the Liberal MP said he had sought to be respectful on his privately funded trip to study the technology.

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