{"id":9441,"date":"2019-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/clive-palmer-just-said-sa-is-a-backwater-and-needs-nuclear-power\/"},"modified":"2019-05-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T00:00:00","slug":"clive-palmer-just-said-sa-is-a-backwater-and-needs-nuclear-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/clive-palmer-just-said-sa-is-a-backwater-and-needs-nuclear-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Clive Palmer Just Said SA Is A \u201cBackwater\u201d And Needs Nuclear Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nuclear power could be the saviour of the many South Australians who \u201cdon\u2019t have any future\u201d, says Clive Palmer.<\/h3>\n

Palmer, who leads the United Australia Party, reportedly said in Adelaide on Thursday<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I lived in Adelaide for two years in the 1970s we had a prosperous South Australia, we had a vibrant economy and it was the centre of the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now it\u2019s a backwater and many South Australians don\u2019t have any future themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr Palmer used the appearance to push for nuclear power, which he said would provide \u201caffordable energy, lower living costs, zero emissions, real jobs and exports\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

CLIVE Palmer about to push nuclear power in a rare Adelaide media conference. See it @7NewsAdelaide<\/a> 4pm 6pm pic.twitter.com\/ZGnoVZOQ0X<\/a><\/p>— Mike Smithson (@mikesmithson7) May 1, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> \n