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Melbourne anti nuclear waste dump protest targets Martin Ferguson

Nuclear dump opposed from Muckaty to Melbourne , Indymedia Australia, 30 April 2010, Community opposition to Martin Ferguson’s nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station continues to grow. About 40 people convened at short notice outside Martin Ferguson’s electoral office on High Street Preston in a colourful protest of speeches, song and street theatre. ‘Martin Ferguson’ gets ‘splashed’ with Muckaty nuclear waste in the street theatre performed outside his office.
Many of those present were constituents of Martin Ferguson’s electorate of Batman. It was also noticeable the level of support given to the protest by drivers on High Street. While Martin Ferguson occupies on of the safest Labor seats in Australia, it is plain he is out of step with many of his electors over the nuclear waste Dump.

Under a huge inflatable white elephant speakers told the story of Martin Ferguson, the Minister for energy and resources imposing sweeping powers to over-ride state and territory laws and to bypass federal environmental and aboriginal heritage laws…… “The name of the minister driving the process has changed. And thats all. Martin Ferguson is in breach of Federal Labor’s policies.” – Dave Sweeney ….it’s a systemic problem of Labor Party politicians turning their backs on every social justice and environmental policy that got them elected.” – Jacob Grech

Nuclear dump opposed from Muckaty to Melbourne | Indymedia Australia

May 1, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, uranium, Victoria | aboriginal, antinuclear, Australia, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium