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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Greg Dyett.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton is proposing seven nuclear plants at existing coal-fired power stations.
Mr Dutton says the coalition plans to have the first nuclear reactor ready by 2035.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the absence of any information on the cost is telling.
"It's not really an announcement. We know that Mr Dutton wants to slow down the rollout of the renewables. And he wants to introduce the most expensive form of energy that is slow to build. But today we've seen no cost."
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Australia's first pill testing service at a fixed-site will remain open for another three years under new funding by the A-C-T government.
A funding extension of 1.8 million will allow the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service to operate until June 2027.
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Vandals have smashed windows and set fire to the front of federal Labor MP Josh Burns' Melbourne electoral office in what he has called a "politically motivated attack".
The individuals also graffitied the walls in red paint with slogans that read, 'Zionism is fascism'.
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Victims of historical sexual abuse in any Victorian public school will be able to share their stories before a statewide apology.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Education Minister Ben Carroll announced the state government's response to the final report from a board of inquiry into historical sexual abuse of students at Beaumaris Primary School in Melbourne's southeast.
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A jury has found Justin Stein guilty of murdering schoolgirl Charlise Mutten, whose body was dumped in a barrel by a river outside Sydney.
At the time of the nine-year-old's death, the 33-year-old was in a relationship with the child's mother, Kallista Mutten, who he maintained was the one that killed the girl.
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Five separate house fires in just one week in Queensland has prompted warnings from authorities to be vigilant with household appliances.
Three people have died in Queensland in the last seven days in house fires, including a woman in her 80s and her son in his 60s on Sunday.
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Former New South Wales treasurer Matt Kean will retire from politics to pursue a career in the private sector.
The high-profile opposition MP insisted he didn't have a job finalised and would not be entering federal politics at the upcoming election.
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Australia has failed to have trade sanctions on rock lobster and beef exporters lifted during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Trade Minister Don Farrell says he expects the sanctions, what were imposed in 2020, to be removed soon.
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In tennis, Alex de Minaur has suffered a shock loss in his first round match at Queen's.
The world number seven went down in three sets to Lorenzo Musetti.
De Minaur will be the highest-ranked Australian at Wimbledon, which will begin on July 1.
I'm Greg Dyett and that's SBS News in Easy English
