Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

Australian uranium part of global toxic waste problem

Mining uranium fuels a massive toxic problem  Scott Ludlam  6th October 2009, The mining and export of Australian uranium only digs us deeper into the unsolvable conundrum of nuclear waste – while also supporting the growth of nuclear weapons, the Australian Greens say. Continue reading

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Australian govt will not allow import of nuclear wastes

Rudd slams door on nuclear waste industry  THE AUSTRALIAN Christian Kerr  October 07, 2009 THE Rudd government has rejected calls from former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans for Australia to take back the waste from the uranium it sells. Continue reading

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Rudd govt must reinstate Racial Discrimination Act

Dump racist intervention measures: QC WA Today  Tara Ravens October 7, 2009 – A leading human rights lawyer says the federal government must rework or scrap racist elements of the intervention program in remote indigenous communities and honour Australia’s obligations under international law. Continue reading

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Kevin Rudd should come clean on renewable energy

Editorial: Reserve Bank eases the accelerator

Adelaide Now 7 Oct 09 Dim prospects for sun power GOING green and embracing alternative energy is one of the standards the Federal Government has been flagging furiously since its first day in office. Continue reading

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