Nuclear not answer to Australia's energy needs: Rudd
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![Other options to nuclear power, says Australian PM Kevin Rudd. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/aust_rudd_rtr_040308.jpg "Other options to nuclear power, says Australian PM Kevin Rudd. [Reuters]")
Other options to nuclear power, says Australian PM Kevin Rudd. [Reuters]
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the country can cope with climate change without resorting to nuclear power.
The former premier of the eastern state of New South Wales, Bob Carr, and Australian Workers Union national secretary, Paul Howes, have both urged Mr Rudd's Labor Party to drop its opposition to nuclear power.
But Mr Rudd says the Government will concentrate on more traditional energy sources.
"We believe that we have a full range of energy options available to Australia beyond nuclear with which, and through, which we can respond to the climate change challenge and we are confident we can do that," Mr Rudd said.
