Federal liberals expects Queensland state counterparts to support nuclear energy policy if both win elections, but state opposition leader disagrees

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The Coalition expects the Queensland LNP to align with its nuclear energy policy if both parties win their upcoming elections. However, the two levels of government currently disagree, with the state opposition leader insisting that nuclear energy is not part of his plan.

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00:00A packed LNP love-in, the federal opposition leader was full of praise for his state counterpart

00:09David Crisafulli.

00:10David, you have my full confidence, you're a great and dear friend.

00:14While the pair looked unified at the party convention in Brisbane, the federal and state

00:19teams are at odds over the coalition's controversial nuclear policy, promising to build seven power

00:26plants, including two in Queensland.

00:29A visionary policy, unlike any put forward by a political party this century.

00:37The Queensland opposition leader insists nuclear will not be part of the LNP's energy plan

00:43if it wins the upcoming state election.

00:46But David Littleproud expects the states to fall in line if the coalitions elected federally.

00:53If we get that mandate, then I would expect state governments, no matter their persuasion,

00:57to work constructively with us and to get on with the job.

01:00If Mr Dunn can't even persuade his state colleague David Crisafulli to debate it, then there

01:06must be something wrong with it.

01:08It will be state opposition leader David Crisafulli's turn to talk to the party faithful tomorrow.

01:14He's expected to talk up the LNP's commitment to tackling cost of living, health, housing

01:21and youth crime if elected to government in October.

01:25As for housing, Mr Crisafulli is yet to outline detailed policies for those issues.

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