Martin Ferguson’s lie about medical radioactive waste
Ferguson has been selling his contentious National Radioactive Waste Management Bill on the false notion that such a dump, to be developed at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory, is in the community interest as a repository for Australia’s nuclear medicine waste.
Furphies abound in Ferguson’s nuclear agenda, Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Peter Karamoskos, March 2, 2011, As Resources Minister Martin Ferguson pushes Australia into a new future of expanding uranium exports to southern Asia and pushes nuclear power back onto the political agenda, the public will have to be duped into accepting the reality of nuclear waste dumps on Australian soil. Continue reading
Australian govt rushes nuclear waste legislation, while legal case continues
the Federal Court has listed it for further mediation in August.
While the legal battle continues, legislation to allow a facility to go ahead is proceeding much more quickly.
Legal battle over nuclear dump to resume in August – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Katrina Bolton Mar 1, 2011 A legal battle over the nominated site for Australia’s first nuclear waste facility looks set to continue for months. Muckaty Station near Tennant Creek is the only site nominated by the Federal Government for Australia’s first nuclear waste dump. Continue reading
Former UK Navy Commander urges end to nuclear weapons
A surprisingly small network of individuals drove the campaign to abolish slavery. As with nuclear deterrence, slavery’s leading apologists were the power elites of the United States, Britain and France. They argued that slavery was a “necessary evil,” for which there was “no alternative.” They were discredited as charlatans after a few courageous, committed ordinary British, American and French citizens mobilized unstoppable public and political support for their campaign to replace slavery with more humane, lawful and effective ways to create wealth. The analogy holds for nuclear deterrence, which can and must be discarded for more humane, lawful and safer security strategies if civilization and the Earth’s ecosystems are to survive.
Breaking Free From the Nuclear Deterrence Scam, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Robert Green, 28 Feb 2011, As the only ex-British Navy Commander with nuclear weapon experience to have come out against them, I have learned that: Continue reading
ANSTO had to reinstate whistleblowing workers
allegations follow claims by whistleblower David Reid, the
staff-elected health and safety officer who is suspended on full pay, that he was stood down because he raised safety concerns.
Backdown at Lucas Heights over safety claims Amos Aikman The Australian March 03, 2011 TWO employees of Australia’s only nuclear reactor facility who were suspended after raising safety concerns will return to work in what amounts to a tacit admission by the plant’s administrators that the accusations against them were overstated. Continue reading
Real risk of terrorist attacks on nuclear plants
I … remain concerned over the dangers of terrorist attacks on power reactors and terrorist groups’ acquisition of fissile material,”
Gorbachev Warns of Terrorist Threat to Nuclear Power Plants, NTI: Global Security Newswire, March 2, 2011 The 1986 Chernobyl disaster offers a “warning” of the potential human and environmental cost of a terrorist attack against an atomic energy facility, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wrote in a commentary published yesterday by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Continue reading
Solar power popular for financial reasons
Although solar panel installations require an initial upfront investment, this cost has been declining dramatically in recent years and is expected to continue its descent in the years to come.
Sun Connect Survey – Economics Drives Solar Panel Installations – Planetsave.com, 2 March 11, The results of a recent survey by Sun Connect, an Australian solar power installation company, show that rising electricity bills have a major influence on homeowner’s decisions to go solar. Continue reading
Renewable energy power for South East Queensland
Electricity generated from these green sources would power street lights, council buildings and offices, libraries, and community centres in participating local government areas.
Brisbane City Council’s Renewable Energy Plan, Sydney Morning Herald, Tony Moore, March 2, 2011 The Gold Coast, Ipswich and Scenic Rim councils have volunteered to be part of Brisbane’s bold bid for a new green power station.
It was revealed yesterday Brisbane City Council planned to build a renewable energy plant in southeast Queensland by 2014. Continue reading
Australian designed renewable energy car around world in 80 days
Australia’s green car completes world tour in $400, Sify News, 2011-02-28 A two-seater renewable energy vehicle crossed the finish line of a global zero emissions race covering 16 countries and 30,000 km in 80 days in only $400.The Google-sponsored car Team Trev arrived at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday night.
Initially designed by University of South Australia (UniSA) and driven by UniSA researchers, the three-wheeled electric machine was Australia’s only representative in the first zero emission global race for vehicles powered by renewable energy…….Clean electricity for the around-the-world trip cost us about $400, so it’s really cheap to run as well as clean – it makes you wonder why we are still driving around in petrol cars because we’ve shown it is possible to do it differently,’ he said……Australia`s green car completes world tour in $400
Ionising radiation should be taken seriously
each successive report of the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation committee, a committee of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, has acknowledged a greater danger to low-dose radiation. Their most recent report states there is “no evidence of a threshold below which no cellular damage occurs.” That is, even the lowest of doses may be dangerous..
Airport Body Scanners: More Radiation Than You Think?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, by Gayle Greene:, 3 March 11, Late last year, the American Pilots Association persuaded the TSA to allow pilots exemption from screening by full-body scanners. Captain Dave Bates, president of the association, argued that pilots “experience significantly higher exposure than most other occupations, and there is mounting evidence of higher-than-average cancer rates as a consequence.” (1)
But what about the rest of us? Continue reading
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PETITION – To: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Government
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/235274195556
19 May – Webinar- Webinar: No Nuclear Weapons in Australia
Start: 2026-05-19 18:00:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
End: 2026-05-19 19:30:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
20 May – Webinar – The dangerous world of AUKUS, US, military occupation and suppression of dissent
National Webinar, 20th May, 2026, 6.30pm AEST. Confronting laws restricting/suppressing protest speech and action
Speakers: Former Sen. Rex Patrick, Lawyer Nick Hanna ,Arthur Rorris ,Jorgen Doyle, Sen David Shoebbridge,
Facilitator Kelley Tranter.
of the week – Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR)
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