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End of the Road for Australian Nuclear? Three Inconvenient Truths.
The 2025 federal election was over quite quickly, and just as quickly came the revelry of Australia’s anti-nuclear campaign. Keeping with tradition, theirs is far from a clean victory. Here are three of the most important reasons why.

Oscar Archer
May 134 min read


PRESS RELEASE: Anti-nuclear campaign gives fossil fuels a free pass
This election wasn’t a victory for climate action. It was a win for the fossil fuel industry. We need Australia’s traditional environmental organisations to drop their counterproductive opposition to nuclear energy and join the fight against the real threat—fossil fuels.

WePlanet Australia
May 14 min read


How to vote for your values - WePlanet Australia Federal Election Scorecard
Australia is heading to the polls — we know you're busy but want to vote for your values, so we've done the analysis to save you time.Â

WePlanet Australia
Apr 1712 min read


The Real Nuclear Gamble: Ignoring a Clean Energy Solution
ABC's Four Corners missed a critical opportunity to inform the public about the energy challenges facing Australia.

WePlanet Australia
Oct 8, 20242 min read


The Unlevel Costs of An Energy Metric
The line between the usefulness of LCOE, and its flaws and abuse, isn’t easy to draw or agree upon.

Oscar Archer
Oct 1, 20248 min read


Disinformation Arms Race
Australia finds itself embroiled in a contentious battle over clean energy, resembling a chaotic schoolyard fight rather than a reasoned deb

WePlanet Australia
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Will the Coalition's nuclear policy achieve Net Zero targets?
Coalition proposes a significant shift in Australia's existing energy policy with implications on our net zero targets unclear.

WePlanet Australia
Jun 19, 20244 min read


Australian conservation organisations asleep at the wheel
Australia’s largest conservation groups have been asleep at the wheel while big energy corporations ride roughshod over communities and crit

WePlanet Australia
Jun 11, 20241 min read


GenCost report highlights the need to act now on nuclear energy
The GenCost 2023-24 report released today highlights the need to act now to lift the ban on nuclear energy and setup a regulatory framework.

WePlanet Australia
May 22, 20242 min read


The Gas-Led Recovery Never Went Away
The Gas-Led Recovery Never Went Away: A look at the government's bewilderingly irresponsible Future Gas Strategy.

Andrea Leong
May 10, 20243 min read


Balancing the scale: An open discussion on the cost of new nuclear
On 9 March WePlanet Australia published a blog post (‘Thumb on the Scale’) written by Oscar Archer. Energy commentator Simon Holmes à ...

WePlanet Australia
Mar 26, 202414 min read


Thumb on the Scale
Exploring the accuracy of the latest CSIRO GenCost figures for nuclear energy.

WePlanet Australia
Mar 9, 20245 min read
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