David Littleproud vows to take nuclear energy to next election and claims ‘no malice’ behind brief Coalition split

Nationals leader rails against regional Australia becoming littered with transmission lines, solar panels and wind turbines at LNP conference

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The Nationals are vowing to introduce nuclear power to Australia’s energy mix, promising to take the policy to the next election after it contributed to a split in the Coalition.

Nationals leader David Littleproud explained to party faithful on Saturday what led to his party’s week-long decoupling from the Liberals following the May federal election rout.