Liberal supporters launch election ad campaign against Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants

Liberals Against Nuclear say the policy would increase bureaucracy and impose massive taxpayer-backed risk'

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A group of Liberal supporters has launched an advertising campaign against the party's plan to build taxpayer-funded nuclear power plants, arguing it betrays Liberal values", divides the party and hands government back to Labor".

The new advocacy group Liberals Against Nuclear says it rejects the Coalition's policy as it would require the government to borrow tens of billions of dollars, swell the bureaucracy and impose massive taxpayer-backed risk".