00:00Anti-nuclear protesters were waiting for the opposition leader as he left Collie.
00:15Mr Dutton had just held a closed door meeting with councillors to discuss his plans for
00:20a nuclear power plant in their town to replace ageing coal-fired power stations.
00:25We have got to see what's going on in this town here, not a closed door.
00:30Shire President Ian Mifflin says the meeting went very well and councillors asked questions
00:36on safety, waste disposal and jobs.
00:38They know that the jobs are going to go under Anthony Albanese and what we're proposing
00:43is a revitalisation of the region with thousands of jobs and a power source which is zero emissions.
00:51The state government accused Mr Dutton of failing to properly consult the community.
00:56If Peter Dutton was proud of his nuclear plan he'd be very happy to openly talk about it
01:00in Collie.
01:02He has snuck into Collie to try and say that he has ticked off, that he has visited the
01:07town of Collie.
01:09It is disrespectful to the people of Collie.
01:11It was just such a silly proposition, we didn't of course, we met with the Shire President,
01:17we met with the councillors who represent the local community, we met with Rick Wilson
01:22who is the local federal member.
01:24Mr Dutton also announced that he would scrap a proposed offshore wind farm off the south
01:30west coast promoted by the Albanese government.
01:33The opposition says there's been a significant community backlash to the plan.
01:37Around the world these projects are falling over, cancelled, bankrupt and ultimately this
01:43would be a travesty for our south west.
01:46The state government says it understands the concerns but that these projects are rigorously
01:50assessed.
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