Albanese, Malinauskas split over nuclear power

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has clashed with South Australian Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas, who wants to explore nuclear power for his state amid the nation’s energy crisis.

Mr Malinauskas had argued that the possible assembly of nuclear submarines in Adelaide was an opportunity for Labor, especially those in Mr Albanese’s Left faction, to rethink its opposition to nuclear power.

But Mr Albanese, who inspected flood preparations in Renmark on Saturday with the premier, gave that short shrift.

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