Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

Review: BHP under scrutiny, ANSTO rigs poll

 

a-cat-CANAustralia. Lucas Heights nuclear waste has to be returned to Australia; Rudd govt pretty sure to dump it on aboriginal land. China buying up big into Australian uranium mining. S.A. govt very little restriction likely for Marathon’s uranium mining in Arkaroola, and no obligation for Four Mile to clean up after u-mining ends. . Melbourne and Perth protest rallies mark BHP’s AGM. ANSTO caught out crookedly rigging opinion poll.

International. Iran avoids international agreement to prevent it developing nuclear weapons.
US Hanford nuclear workers to be compensated for their cancers. Alternative annual report launched for BHP Billiton’s AGM. Iraq now seeking to have nuclear power. French nuclear plant has critical buildup of plutonium. – the week that has been

November 2, 2009 Posted by | Christina reviews, uranium | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australia’s conflict of interest: nuclear disarmament

Australia and Iran Pickled Politics Sandra Hajda 31st October, 2009
“…………….The meeting was in fact brokered by the International Commission on Nuclear Non- Proliferation and Disarmament, a body founded by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Continue reading

November 2, 2009 Posted by | 1, politics international | , , , | Leave a comment

Need to prevent the spread of nuclear technology

The ICNND and Japanese Civil Society Policy Forum Online By Kawasaki Akira

Australia and Japan have two significant commonalities. One is that they are important allies for the United States within the Asia Pacific region, and that their security is based upon the so-called “nuclear umbrella,” dependent upon US nuclear weapons. Continue reading

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