Australian Greens demand that govt come clean on uranium sales to India
Greens nuclear spokesman Scott Ludlum says it appears the government is playing a “double game”…..Labor senator Doug Cameron says Australia should not entertain the idea of trading uranium with India until the developing nation met international obligations….
Please explain uranium move, Greens demand, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 Feb 2011, The Australian Greens are demanding the Gillard government explain whether it privately supports uranium sales to India. Leaked WikiLeaks cables reveal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson told US officials in 2009 a deal to supply India with nuclear fuel could be reached within years. The stance contradicts the government’s public position of insisting that India sign up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty before being allowed to import Australian uranium.
Greens nuclear spokesman Scott Ludlum says it appears the government is playing a “double game”.
“I swear some days you can smell the uranium on Martin Ferguson’s breath,” he told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
The Greens are demanding the government make a statement of clarification to parliament on Thursday.
Labor senator Doug Cameron says Australia should not entertain the idea of trading uranium with India until the developing nation met international obligations….
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