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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Instead of lifting its ban on uranium mining, NSW just approved the biggest coal mine in the state's history. Australia has a thriving uranium industry helping the world decarbonise with clean nuclear energy. NSW would rather pollute the world with coal. Make it make sense.

Aerial view of a large coal mining site in New South Wales with a news article headline.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Advanced nuclear reactors finally exist. Australia will miss out on new nuclear technology if we don't lift our nuclear power prohibitions. Watch my full tour of Aalo Atomics: vist.ly/5k3z7

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've had enough of this myth nuclear energy is "divisive". Name another energy source that the US Democrats, Republicans, UK Labour and Conservatives all agree on? This guy was at an anti-Pauline Hanson protest arguing for it. A majority of Australians support nuclear.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

10GW = 10 Large Nuclear Power Plants. That's how much energy the Government's reported data centre deals would require at full utilisation, yet they won't consider nuclear. Why restrict a proven clean energy option that prevents these companies from drawing on our already constrained grid?

Article about ALP mission to Silicon Valley featuring Nvidia CEO.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Guardian's depiction of radioactive waste management has no bearing in reality. If the truck is transporting spent nuclear fuel, its not green, it wouldn't glow and it certainly wouldn't be exposed to the elements. I look forward to the 'cartoon' defence.

Cartoon with truck, driver, and person discussing nuclear waste disposal.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I am beyond devastated that the Australian “Conservation” Foundation has rejected my $2/month donation. Apparently my nuclear advocacy, supporting the most pro-conservation energy source there is, isn’t compatible with their objectives. A real shame.

Email stating ACF will stop accepting donations due to nuclear-free policy.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Anti nuclear environment groups are the biggest useful idiots for the fossil fuel industry.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Australia's nuclear power ban prevents private companies investing in advanced nuclear technology. Google, Meta and Microsoft are all investing in nuclear overseas to power their data centres, but the government won't allow them to here. The ideological ban makes no sense.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

11-year-old me didn't realise he was looking at two nuclear reactors when the USS Ronald Reagan visited Brisbane in 2017. Australia isn't new to nuclear. We've let foreign nuclear-powered ships and submarines visit for decades, so why do we ban nuclear reactors for our own energy security?

People on a beach watching a large aircraft carrier in the water.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Minister McBain says there have been "no approaches to government" for private nuclear in Australia. No wonder, they'd be wasting their time right now. Australia has the most anti nuclear laws in the world. If there is no market, why does Australia need bans all accross the country?

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Anti nuclear activists love using AI generated slop images to promote their disingenuous cause. But have they ever stopped to consider all the electricity they're using up with their AI use? I reckon a nuclear power plant could help offset it...

Yellow nuclear waste barrels with warning symbol and anti-nuclear text.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

2 Nuclear Power Plants will soon provide 77% of Slovakia's electricity. ~1500 Wind Turbines only provide around 10% of Austria's electricity. Austria chose to shutdown a completed nuclear plant before it started, whilst Slovakia doubled down. A tale of two very different energy approaches...

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

South Australian Labor Premier Peter Malinauskus says "nuclear power has an important role to play globally" yet is uneconomic in Australia. So why not lift the ban to settle the question? Why does it stack up for the 38 countries pledged to triple nuclear by 2050, but just not us?

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Why doesn't the government trust their nuclear regulators? If the nuclear power ban was lifted, we already have regulators that could ensure the safety, security & safeguards of our nuclear plants. If nuclear wasn't safe, the regulators wouldn't approve it, so why not lift the ban and see?

Text: Australia already has world-class nuclear regulators, with ARPANSA and ASNO logos.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Australia exports uranium and uses it in our research reactor and soon nuclear submarines, yet its illegal to use it for nuclear electricity. The Assistant Minister says gas is the better alternative and other countries are moving from renewables to nuclear. How did that work out for Germany?

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Labor's draft national platform has a HUGE contradiction: It backs nuclear reactors in submarines 🌊 ✅ But opposes land-based nuclear reactors ⛰️🚫. The Labor Party must lift its outdated and out of touch opposition to clean, reliable nuclear energy.

Text document detailing Labor's policies on nuclear safety and stewardship.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

No wonder there aren't any proposals for nuclear to power data centres in Australia. It's illegal. Microsoft, Google and Meta are all investing in nuclear energy to power theirs overseas, yet the government pretends they wouldn't be interested in nuclear here.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Shame this couple felt they needed face coverings to share their love for nuclear energy.

Two people on an antenna with a sign saying 39% of New York’s clean energy comes from nuclear power.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Uranium is on the critical mineral lists of QLD's top trading partners China and Japan. Yet the Crisafulli Government refuse to budge on the state's ideological uranium mining policy ban. You can't say you want to cut red tape and refuse to lift a prohibition on a resource already mined in SA.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's horrifying to hear allegations that political violence was being planned against the nuclear campaign. The nuclear debate must be centred on the facts and not fear.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

India wants more of Australia's uranium, but there's a problem. Whilst we have the largest reserves in the world, much of it is locked up by ideological uranium mining prohibitions. The NSW Upper House voted last month to lift their ban, surely now Labor will back the bill in the Lower House...

Two leaders shake hands, discussing India's interest in Australia's uranium to support a data centre expansion. The image conveys collaboration.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Yesterday, after filming a video about nuclear being illegal in Australia, I accidentally took my prop handcuffs into Parliament with me. They got confiscated but fortunately after a pretty awkward time explaining myself they were returned. Always fun times advocating for something banned 😅

A young man smiles while holding up handcuffs in front of a modern governmental building. The scene captures a playful or symbolic tone.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Japan's PM has touched down in Australia, after recently making a $55bn AUD nuclear energy deal with the US. Our nuclear power ban restricts us from the same kind of investment. 38 countries (including Japan) have committed to triple nuclear capacity globally by 2050.

The United States and Japan announce a $40 billion deal for small modular reactors in Tennessee and Alabama. The announcement features a formal ceremony with a red carpet and uniformed guards.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

NSW Labor is lifting the gas exploration ban, before touching the state nuclear energy ban. Nuclear provides energy security, without the emissions of gas. There's currently a bill in the Legislative Council to lift the state nuclear ban. NSW Labor better vote for it.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

$42 billion for a battery, but nuclear energy is soooooo expensive it should stay illegal? You could build around 4 large reactors or 8 small modular reactors from the money spent on Snowy Hydro (based on even the CSIRO's numbers). One's legal, the other isn't.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

'Reliable Renewables' is a fiction. As the Minister's own post shows they need back up. In Australia that means polluting gas and expensive batteries. Neither is renewable. Our clean energy future is impossible without nuclear in the mix alongside renewables.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The Head of the International Energy Agency slammed past nuclear phaseouts. "France bringing their share of nuclear energy down is like selling the Eiffel Tower to someone else" On Germany, "They made a historical mistake by shutting down nuclear power plants that were working like a Swiss clock"

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Nuclear power = energy security ⛽️ Currently, we have around 30 days of petrol supply. ☀️💨 The sun and wind vary every day. ⚛️ A nuclear plant has a minimum of 2 years of fuel. It’s times like these which highlight how important it is to lift Australia’s nuclear bans.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Too bad Mark Carney if you want to do a deal for some of our uranium or collaborate on reactor tech whilst you're down under. Nuclear power is illegal here and uranium mining is restricted in most states. Hope you don't leave disappointed. Nuclear politics beats pragmatism in Australia.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The leaked Liberal Party review confirms that they failed to campaign on nuclear. They spent $193 million in 24-25, (AEC) but didn't use it to share nuclear facts. Millions was spent by anti nuclear groups on the opposing fear campaign. If you've got the money, put it where your mouth is...

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"Australians for Water Security" spent over $50k before the election on AI generated ads of farmers opposing nuclear power. They organisation has no ABN, ACNC or ACNC listing and are authorised by a musician from Maleny. Why is the Senate ignoring this astroturfing? Who actually funded it?

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

There is no "policy work" that said nuclear would take 40 years in Australia. Likewise, there's no credible evidence that nuclear would cost $600 billion, provide 4% of power or that the public doesn't support it. Yet these false claims continue to get peddled by Australian media.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Australia's nuclear ban is now 27 years old, but what's the reason for it? If the ban was about safety, why make an amendment for AUKUS? It's about nuclear not stacking up, lift the ban and prove it. Senators Hume & Canavan both have bills to lift the bans. Let's see where our leaders stand.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Gov is doubling down on nuclear disinformation despite warnings of AI power shortages. According to Minister McBain most reactors were "set up in the 1950s" and "countries are puling out". Currently, 63 reactors are under construction and ≈60 nations are adding nuclear.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I dread the day I'll have to pay my first power bill in Australia... "Electricity bills could rise 24 per cent from November 2025 to July 2026, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and a forecast by Westpac economists." vist.ly/4p5mk

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Why electricity bills could jump 24pc this year

Westpac economist Justin Smirk said that lower-income households would feel the most pain from higher electricity bills.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Labor just released their election review. Recommendation 1 should have been that lying about nuclear is not a strategy. Millions was spent on a fear campaign that failed. Post election 47% of Australians support building nuclear and only 34% oppose. Labor should change course.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What a reality check... We were told that solar, wind and could do the job of phasing out fossil fuels and there was no point for nuclear. Why do our politicians continue to defend the outdated ban on the cleanest, most reliable form of energy available? vist.ly/4nf8p

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Nation’s largest coal-fired power plant closure delayed by two more years

The massive power station on the NSW coast had already had its life extended until 2027 but will now operate until 2029, infuriating climate campaigners.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Australia's Climate Council is boasting about being in an over $3M "multi-channel effort with partners" fear campaign defending our nuclear power ban. Their donors need to seriously consider whether their money is supporting the climate or helping one energy industry profit against another.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

ANSWERED: Is the public ever going to be convinced about nuclear?

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

This is going to be a bitter pill to swallow for the “we don’t need nuclear in Australia” people. Defending a ban on a source of clean energy means fossil fuels and higher bills for longer. The reality is proving (once again) to be the complete opposite of what the politicians promised.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It's water vapour, not smoke! I hope I'm not triggering any nuclear people here.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

So-called ‘pro-climate’ organisations like these want to shut down experts talking about nuclear energy in Australia. For them, it’s not about the cause but the industry they lobby for and are paid by. If it was about the cause, they’d support all sources of clean energy including nuclear.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thanks for the shout-out Simon! I'm proud to be a nuclear fan, in the same way you're a 100% renewable fan. Neither of us are experts but I'd argue you've got a lot more political influence than I do...

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Introducing Jordan! As Nuclear for Australia grows, I'm thrilled to welcome Jordan to the team as our Supporter Relations Coordinator.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Never believe a politician who says they're serious about the climate but Australia doesn't need nuclear. The government has had to admit today that current projections suggest they'll only reach 48% emission reduction by 2035 compared to their recently announced target of 62-70%.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Australia’s nuclear ban makes us irrelevant to the rest of the world. India is planning to increase their nuclear power capacity tenfold by 2047. They’re looking to collaborate, yet the outdated ideology of our leaders prevents us.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Australia has lost COP to Turkey 🇹🇷 which is building four nuclear reactors. Whilst it's disappointing we won't have the world's nuclear community in Adelaide, it's reassuring that the Energy Minister will face an irony in Turkey if he tries to shut down global nuclear progress.

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Despite saying they listen to experts on energy, many politicians continue to refuse opportunities to meet with Australian nuclear experts. How can you have an informed position on nuclear power without engaging with experts? 📺 Watch my full evidence: vist.ly/4f4qm

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Will Shackel @willshackel.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Congratulations South Korea 🇰🇷👏 Once again shows that nuclear is needed in the mix to phase out fossil fuels.

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