Antinuclear

New South Wales Premier confirms ban on uranium mining

Uranium mining ban to stay, says O’Farrell, SMH, Sean Nicholls August 5, 2011The Premier, Barry O’Farrell, has said the state government is no longer considering a proposal to repeal legislation banning uranium exploration and mining in NSW, only days after the government said it was ”under consideration”.In response to a question by the Opposition Leader, John Robertson, about whether the government was considering overturning the ban, Mr O’Farrell, pictured, responded: ”No.’….’Having consulted … we made a deliberate announcement which the Premier has already made here today,” he said. ”We are not proposing to change the law on uranium mining in NSW”…Uranium mining ban to stay, says O’Farrell

August 5, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | New South Wales, politics