Antinuclear

20 May – the week in climate and nuclear news

CLIMATE CHANGE. Australia’s coming election: climate change policy to be a vote changer. Australia’s political leaders ignoring climate change, in lead-up to election. Great Barrier Reef should be a central election issue – Tim Flannery. As sea levels rise fast, CSIRO sacks world sea level expert ! Sydney Peace Prize to go to Naomi Klein.

Corporations rejoice as Fairfax media sacks a top investigative journalist

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Now that South Australia’s shonky Nuclear Royal Commission is over, the push for making Australia the hub of global radioactive trash moves into a new stage. And, I’m happy to report, it is a troubled one!

South Australian Premier creates two new Nuclear Advisory Agencies.  Unfortunately their touted “independence” is already in doubt.  Parry Agius – founding member of Uranium lobby group – should not be on a new “independent” Nuclear Advisory Board.  The S.A. government sets up parliamentary inquiry on proposed nuclear waste importing

The Citizens Juries are being organised by New Democracy. I’ve had several emails from them, in response to my questions, and I do think that they are trying to do this nuclear community consultation honestly and fairly.

However , there is considerable distrust in South Australia, about this process. Global nuclear waste dump for South Australia is opposed by women and Labor voters. Premier Jay Weatherill could now be in a dither over nuclear waste dump proposal. Aboriginal groups demand better consultation on nuclear waste dump plan.

ALP National President Mark Butler states  that there is no change to Labor’s policy against importing nuclear waste .  Maritime Union of Australia will fight plans to import world’s nuclear waste. No Dump Alliance – an anti-nuclear advocacy group launched.

May 20, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews