Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia has no need for nuclear energy.

Ms Gillard said the Labor Party had not entertained the proposition of nuclear power in Australia.

"The Labor position is entirely clear, we don't think we need nuclear energy," Ms Gillard told ABC Television.

"We don't seek the development of an nuclear industry in this country."

Australia had many sources of alternative energy, which negated the need for nuclear energy in the nation, Ms Gillard said.