Dutton’s nuclear reactor in Collie would have a 10th of the output of renewables, Chris Bowen says – as it happened

The energy minister has been taking every opportunity to undermine the Coalition's plan' on nuclear energy. This blog is now closed

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Bragg defends NSW Liberal chief's position after council elections debacle

Finally, Bragg has also defended Liberal party's NSW president, Don Harwin, staying in his role after the catastrophic failure" of the division to nominate candidates for local government elections.

I'm more interested in looking at the core competency of the division rather than getting into personality debates.

I don't see any case for Don to go. I think he's done a good job as president. I don't think that having an election for president now inside the New South Wales division would be in the interests of the party, and at the end of the day, people love talking about these things, but the core competencies are on display - you've got candidates in the field and you're raising money.

It's been my view for a long time that gender identity and sexual orientation are reasonable questions to ask in a modern society. I think the fact the PM has tied himself in knots on this issue shows a great weakness in his own leadership.