SYDNEY — Australia's opposition said Friday its proposal to launch nuclear power in the sunbaked country will be cheaper than a renewables-only strategy — a claim the government described as "fiction."

With elections looming by May 2025, the conservative opposition has proposed nuclear power as a way to cut carbon emissions with less reliance on solar panels and wind turbines.

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