Rudd ridicules Opposition’s nuclear push
( more Australian news at nuclear news Australia )
Rudd ridicules Opposition’s nuclear push
Jul 23, 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Labor’s policy of opposing nuclear power generation in Australia is clear……………………………“Can I say our policy on this was made absolutely clear at the ALP national conference a couple of years a go when I was leader of the parliamentary Labor Party, I still am, though my other job has changed, and it was clear cut that we were getting rid of the three mines policy,” he said.
Mr Rudd says the remarks show the Opposition do not have a coherent policy on climate change.
“We’ve got this extraordinary situation where the only thing the Liberal Party seem to be united on is putting nuclear plants, power plants, across the country, when they can’t even have a unified position on climate change,” he said.
Bligh rules out Queensland uranium mining
ABC News By Chrissy Arthur Jul 23, 2009
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says uranium mining will not be allowed in the state under her government.Earlier this week, Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said it was inevitable that uranium would be mined in Queensland.Ms Bligh says she made a promise at the last election not to allow uranium mining and she will not be breaking it.”It’s not like coal, or nickel or zinc,” she said.”This is a material that is used for a range of very serious and violent purposes around the world.”
Bligh rules out Qld uranium mining – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mega uranium in Australia
Mega steps up bid to beat BHP with WA’s 1st uranium mine
(Note from Christiona Macpherson – Is Mega Uranium involved in a court case in South Africa?)
PERTH, July 23 AAP
Trading Room By Rebecca Le MayJuly 23 2009,
The race to develop Western Australia’s first uranium mine has gained pace, with Mega Uranium Ltd entering a $US49 million ($A60 million) joint venture with a Japanese firm to progress the Canadian explorer’s Lake Maitland project.
Mega is vying to beat BHP Billiton Ltd’s Yeelirrie project as the state’s first uranium mine.
Both projects are situated in WA’s midwest region near Wiluna………………..Mega, which is expected to soon seek an Australian stock exchange listing, said on Thursday it had teamed up with Japan Australia Uranium Resources Development (JAURD) and Itochu to develop the project………………….
“JAURD’s shareholders – power companies Kansai, Kyushu and Shikoku, will have access to uranium produced at Lake Maitland and Itochu will participate in uranium off-take arrangements,” Mega chief executive Sheldon Inwentash said.
The transaction is subject to approvals required under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act.
Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, said on Thursday Australian was “committed to mining uranium with safe hands and only supplying uranium to countries which use it with safe hands”.
News: Australian Stock, Share & Commodity Markets News – Tradingroom.com.au
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