Nuclear showdown set to atomise federal parliament

The fallout from the opposition’s proposed nuclear reactors is set to send Parliament House into meltdown, as the cost of living continues to dominate the political conversation. Both the Senate and the House or Representatives will sit from Monday to Thursday for the next two weeks as parliament embarks on its final fortnight before a mid-year break. A nuclear war of words will likely play out during Question Time after the coalition on Wednesday announced it would build seven plants at the sites of coal-fired power stations if it wins the next election. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the…