Former Union Heavyweight to Boost Australia's Nuclear Power Mission

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Former Union Heavyweight to Boost Australia's Nuclear Power Mission
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The McKell Institute, a prominent think tank in Australia, will announce the appointment of former union heavyweight and nuclear enthusiast to support the country's push for nuclear power. The individual, who recently left the union, will contribute to the institute's efforts in diversifying its research and policy papers.

mission to make Australia nuclear-powered will get a much-needed jolt on Thursday as Labor’s industrial-scale ideas factory, the McKell Institute, announces former union heavyweight – and nuclear enthusiast –If you haven’t heard of Walton, we’d be surprised because as Australia n Workers Union national secretary, he was pretty handy at getting his name in the paper, never more so than when a journo needed a quote from a Labor-type undermining the party’s longstanding opposition to nuclear energy.

Anyway, Walton said he saw his new role as helping McKell satisfy “the stronger public appetite for practical, progressive policy reform”. has been happily ensconced in the top job since last September, the ghosts of Stone still linger. According to a list of senior officeholders filed with the NSW Electoral Commission, supposedly accurate as of March 2024, Stone and Shields are both listed as state directors.

The directors of both companies are meant to be the state director, president, and treasurer. What’s more, according to internal state executive documents seen by CBD, the party owes $5500 to Stone Advisory, a business the former state director registered in January.

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