Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton. Source: AAP Image/ Lukas Coch
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It’s a common refrain that small businesses are the engine room of the Australian economy, but Opposition leader Peter Dutton says nuclear power should be the engine room for small businesses.
Addressing the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) national summit on Wednesday, Dutton will highlight the Coalition’s push for nuclear energy in its pitch to the SME community.
“Energy is the one input cost that we can exert substantial influence over given our access to an abundance of natural energy sources,” Dutton will say, according to a transcript obtained by SmartCompany.
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