DAN C affrey's commentary ('Even some Libs are anti-nuc', Latrobe Valley Express Opinion , 26/03/25) attempts to convince the reader that nuclear is a bad idea by gleefully pointing out that some Liberals are not keen on the concept either.

Former PM John Howard gets a mention and Mr Caffrey even seems to allude to the Green sympathies of Mr Chester, our local federal member. Interestingly, he also quotes comments made by former Tasmanian Liberal director Andrew Gregson, spokesman for the newly formed ‘Liberals against Nuclear1 group.

I wonder if Mr Caffrey was aware that a similarly styled counter-movement has now sprung up also within the Greens' movement?

Originating in the UK, the ‘Greens for Nuclear Energy' is fast gaining influence across Europe with its ideology.

One member, Mark Dawes from the Waltham Forest and Redbridge Green Party, sums up their position: “As a Green Party activist for over 20 years, I have always been anti-nuclear power believing the myths that nuclear power is dangerous, the waste problem was unsolvable, and it would lead to more nuclear weapons. But I recently have been looking at nuclear energy again as it becomes clear that we need a clean source of energy to tackle climate change - and I realised I was wrong. The myths are myths... the volumes of nuclear waste are small - often reused to provide more energy - and can be safely stored. As for the link with nuclear weapons - neither the physics nor the technologies are the same... climate campaigners like George Monbiot, Mark Lynas, and James Hansen have all accepted the need for nuclear energy... there are even groups like Emergency Reactor set up by a former Extinction Rebellion activist to campaign for nuclear energy... I urge people who are against nuclear energy to... consider the question - if we stop using fossil fuels, how are we going to provide for our energy needs? Renewables and efifciency are just not enough... ” So how are we going to provide for our energy needs when Yalbum Wis closed in 2028? Supplying 20 per cent of the state's electricity? W will be a huge energy void that will be dififcult to fill by using weather dependant/so called ‘renewables' sources. The Albanese government has already admitted it won't be able to meet their 2030 availability targets, and the Liberals have also conceded that it will take eight to 10 years for nuclear to come online.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party have for years promoted an alternative solution - High Efifciency Low Emissions (HELE) coal fired power stations. These can be constructed in around three years, are not as expensive to build as solar, wind and nuclear and, equally importantly, will provide much needed local mining and power station jobs.

Greg Hansford One Nation Candidate for Gippsland