The Australian censured for failure to ensure accuracy in ‘Nukes never free’ story
News Corp’s The Australian has been censured by the Australian Press Council over its ‘Nukes never free, senator told’ story, for failing to ensure accuracy and fairness and balance in its reporting.
The article, which also ran online under the headline ‘Nuclear energy never free, Senator Sean Edwards told’, followed an announcement by the Senator on March 12 that urged governments to investigate the importation and recycling of spent nuclear fuel.
The story referred to comments made following the Senator’s announcement by former chairman of Britain’s Office for Nuclear Development Dr Tim Stone stating he had “questioned claims” by the Senator and had said that nuclear energy was “no free lunch” and “energy is never free”.
