They might be friends but Peter Dutton and his Queensland state counterpart David Crisafulli are a long way off agreeing on nuclear power.

Mr Dutton has promised to build seven nuclear plants across Australia if the coalition wins next year’s federal election.

Two of those proposed plants are in Queensland at existing power plants in Tarong and Callide.

But Mr Crisafulli, who is on track to lead the Liberal National Party to power at the October 26 election, says he stands firmly against the proposal, refusing to change laws that ban nuclear power in Queensland.

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