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Fairfax News has conflict of interest in reporting on nuclear power

Why is Fairfax Promoting nuclear power?
Becruz by Robert Vose 25 July 09

The Chairman of the Board for Fairfax Media Limited is Mr Ron Walker. Ron Walker was also one of the three owners of a company that aimed to build Australia’s first nuclear power station:

Herald Sun Michael Harvey February 28, 2007

JOHN Howard has admitted he had known of a private bid by a Liberal powerbroker to build Australia’s first nuclear power station since the middle of last year.

Mr Howard received a phone call from businessman Ron Walker about the time the Federal Government established its expert investigation into the viability of nuclear power.

Mr Walker told the Prime Minister he was registering a private company interested in nuclear power…

The Herald Sun revealed yesterday that Mr Walker joined forces with fellow business chiefs Hugh Morgan and Robert Champion de Crespigny to establish a private company called Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd.

If Fairfax newspapers such as The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald are starting up a campaign to subtly promote nuclear power – through these pretend allegorical stories of the last couple of days – THEY NEED TO DECLARE A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST!!!!

These nuclear power puff pieces do not constitute rational debate. They do not look at the options for energy systems that could replace coal power stations. The writing style even suggests that the authors are embarrassed to have to present these kinds of positions in their writing.

……………………….If editors and the board are pushing the nuclear power wheelburrow they need to declare their interests in nuclear power.

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July 25, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, spinbuster, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, radioactive, uranium