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Greens in Australian Parliament gives hope for nuclear disarmament movement

the election of the Australian Greens in a sweeping balance of power in the Senate in the August 2010 elections is good news for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferatio

Moving to a Safer World with a Million Pleas Campaign , Australia.to News, 02 September 2010   by Neena Bhandari SYDNEY (IDN)“.……. “It is widely recognised that the technology needed for nuclear power is not dissimilar to that needed for nuclear weapons production.”
Traditionally, Australia has taken a leading role in the negotiation of major international arms control instruments, most recently, the Cluster Munitions Convention. But Hawkins says, “Lately, I have been very disappointed, especially by the lacklustre approach from the Australian government at the UN Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty Review conference in May 2010 when Australia was conspicuously absent from the discussion on a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

“However, the election of the Australian Greens in a sweeping balance of power in the Senate in the August 2010 elections is good news for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation as they have a strong history and a solid visionary platform on the issues around nuclear weapons.”

Moving to a Safer World with a Million Pleas Campaign

September 2, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, weapons and war | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear weapons