Antinuclear

In Northern Territory electorate, Greens, Labor and Coalition candidates all oppose nuclear waste dump

Solomon candidates against nuclear dump Bigpond News,  August 30, 2013 Labor, the coalition and the Australian Greens rarely agree on anything, but the three candidates for Solomon are united in their opposition of a proposed nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory.

At a community forum hosted by the ABC in Darwin on Friday, the candidates also debated marriage equality, voluntary euthanasia, housing affordability, hospitals, and schools funding.

Country Liberal Party incumbent Natasha Griggs, who holds the seat by a thin 1.7 per cent margin, said she crossed the floor on the nuclear issue to stand up for Territorians.

Greens candidate Todd Williams said: ‘The NT is viewed as easy and open and that can be foisted upon to store nuclear waste … against the wishes of traditional owners.’…….. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Election-2013/2013/08/30/Solomon_candidates_against_nuclear_dump_901529.html

September 1, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | election 2013, Northern Territory, politics, wastes