Antinuclear

Mercifully short – Australian nuclear news this week

South Australia’s Nuclear Royal Commission.  It’s  gone pretty quiet, but South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has been spruiking nuclear expansion at a resources conference. Publicity promotes Australia as becoming the Saudi Arabia of Nuclear Power 

Nuclear promoters quietly lobbying Labor politicians, claim that they have the backing of Labor leader Bill Shorten.They are planning to follow the tactics of USA anti-climate lobbyists – taking their attack to the States. Although the nuclear industry is a Federal issue, and they need to overturn National laws – the idea is to get the States onside first.  Keep up with developments at https://antinuclear.net/nuclear-royal-commission/

Social media. I’m hoping that some people will join me in monitoring Twitter. (I’m quite chuffed at the attacks on me – I tweet as @ChristinaMac1 – shows that my tweets are having an impact. )  The Australian pro nuclear lobby tweets with the hashtag #SANuclearRC. So far that’s just a few shills retweeting old propaganda to each other – nothing new or really relevant.

Former estate agent Senator Sean Edwards has gone out on a political limb, spruiking for the Australian nuclear lobby. He got national media coverage, but Dr Helen Caldicott got the brushoff, from Murdoch media (surprise surprise)

Abbott govt’s Energy White Paper is highly political, as is its stand on Renewable Energy Target, and  ‘wilfully deluded’ on climate change.   Loves coal, hates solar, friendly to nuclear.

Coal. Big investment banks walk away from Queensland’s Galilee Basin coal projects. New South Wales Premier Mike Baird firmly on the side of the coal lobby

Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan wants no tax deductability for environment groups

Thousands of Australians rally against closure of remote indigenous communities

April 13, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews