00:00On the ground in coal country, news of the Coalition's plan for a nuclear plant was filtering through.
00:08Well I only heard about it when you told me, so after that I had a bit of a look at what the announcement was.
00:15The Federal Opposition is promising to build two nuclear power stations in Queensland if it wins government,
00:21including at Carlide, west of Gladstone.
00:24Grain grower Rayem Wilkie believes there are positives, but is wary.
00:28I suppose the unknown is nuclear because it's not in Australia, so no one really knows the risks or what could go wrong,
00:37or positives, negatives, anything like that, it's a bit of an unknown thing.
00:41400 kilometres away in the town of Nenango, near the second proposed site, varied views.
00:47Would you be in favour or got some questions?
00:50Probably not, I'm sort of sitting on the fence at the moment.
00:53I think it's a great idea, more employment for the local community.
00:57It has split the Queensland LNP, putting the State Opposition at odds with its federal colleagues.
01:03No, it's not part of our plan.
01:05You said nuclear isn't part of the plan now, if you win government in October.
01:10No, no, no, I've got to be really clear, it's not part of our plan.
01:15You won't look at it then?
01:16It is not part of our plan.
01:18Queensland is one of several states that have banned nuclear power.
01:22The state LNP says it won't repeal those laws if elected.
01:26Pitt knows my position on it.
01:28David Crisafulli knows that federal law overrides state law.
01:32He's been a minister in the state government.
01:35With the state election looming, National's MP Keith Pitt says Mr Crisafulli is like a cat on a hot tin roof.
01:42His former colleague Campbell Newman posted on social media,
01:45backing nuclear power, a major leadership test for David Crisafulli.
01:50I suppose it is, if you want to get down to that.
01:52How are they going to provide that power reliability?
01:56The policy split is expected to split the annual LNP convention next month.
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