James Paterson who is supposed to be the official campaign spokesperson for the Coalition (but who has been largely usurped by Jane Hume) held a doorstop this morning where he was asked whether or not Peter Dutton will visit any of the sites the Coalition has earmarked for nuclear sites:

Q: Senator, Peter Dutton was also asked a pretty straightforward question. Will you visit a nuclear power site during this campaign? He didn’t say yes or no. So what’s going to happen there?

Paterson:

Well, he gave a very clear answer to that question, which is he already has visited…

Q: Outside the election campaign, he was asked about the election campaign.

Paterson:

Your time as Opposition Leader is more than just what you do in an election campaign. And Peter Dutton has visited, as Opposition Leader, three sites of nuclear power facilities

Q: There are seven, though, Senator.

Paterson:


That’s right. And the truth is that wherever the sites are, all Australians will benefit from our energy plan. They’ll benefit immediately from the cut to petrol and diesel tax. They’ll benefit over time from reduced gas prices from our east coast gas reserve. And in the long term, they’ll benefit from an emissions free, reliable, affordable energy system under nuclear power. And what we’re focused on is all of the Australians who will benefit from that plan