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South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff was interviewed live on Sky News on Wednesday … she told the reporter that if the community did not support nuclear power at Tarong, then Council would not support the Coalition plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff has told Sky News she would not back nuclear power at Tarong, if the local community did not want it.<\/p>\n

Mayor Duff was interviewed by Sky’s chief political reporter Kieran Gilbert on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

He put to Mayor Duff that Nationals Deputy Leader, Senator Perin Davey, had told him that “if a community is so against it, that they won’t proceed”.<\/p>\n

“Is that reassuring to you?” the reporter asked.<\/p>\n

“It is reassuring to me. So if the community doesn’t want it, I don’t want it, and our Council won’t want it because we are the extended arm of our community,” Mayor Duff replied.<\/p>\n

However, Senator Davey’s reassurances have been refuted by both Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Nationals Leader David Littleproud.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Perin, I think, made a mistake yesterday as everybody does from time to time \u2026” Mr Dutton told Sky News on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

“We’ve identified the seven locations and we believe it’s in the community’s interests and the national interest to proceed.”<\/p>\n

Mr Littleproud also told ABC Radio that Senator Davey was wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“She is not correct and we made this very clear. Peter Dutton and David Littleproud as part of a Coalition government are prepared to make the tough decisions in the national interest,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, we need strong leadership in this country to have the courage of its convictions to follow through and to make the tough calls in the nation’s interest.”<\/p>\n

Mr Littleproud said there would be a lengthy consultation period with local communities, but the Coalition would seek its mandate for its energy policy at the Federal Election.<\/p>\n

Mr Dutton said the consultation would focus on why nuclear was a good idea for the community.<\/p>\n