Opposition leader Peter Dutton has been heckled by protestors in Collie, WA, where he was meeting with the shire council to brief them on nuclear plans for the region.
It was his first visit to the coal mining town since he announced it as the site of one of seven proposed nuclear power plants should the federal coalition win the next election.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Peter Dutton tries to avoid anti-nuclear protestors.
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Reactors would also be built in Lithgow and the Hunter Valley in NSW, the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia and Callide and Tarong in Queensland.
Dutton was met by a small band of opposition on Friday, who waited outside the local council building.
“Come and talk to the traditional owners,” one told him, adding “You’re very weak, Mr Dutton”.
Dutton took the back door out of the Shire of Collie’s council building but says he was not hiding from locals.
He said he had a “great meeting” with the council, who were “happy to have the conversation”.
He will rally the troops at the West Australian Liberal Party conference on Saturday.
7NEWS can reveal the centrepiece of his speech will be his major housing policy for the next election – a $5 billion plan promising to build 500,000 new homes.
The aim is to free up supply for Australians struggling to get into the market.
