The Australian week that was: climate and nuclear news

Investigative journalism lives! This one is brilliant. NBC4 is revealing LA’s Nuclear Secret – investigative journalism spells it out.

CLIMATE Christine Milne – We can ask every candidate about climate policy, and not vote for the polluters. Australian content removed from UNESCO climate change report. Australian govt pressured UN to remove Australian topics from climate report. Greg Hunt “didn’t know” his favoured climate report written by former Liberal candidate. Sydney experiencing heat 5 degrees above average for May.

NUCLEAR – SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Nuclear Royal Commission

was worryingly vague about how much the taxpayer will be paying to set up the nuclear waste dump, and it’s about 40 years before any revenue from it.
The countries that will be sending their radioactive trash will be (? politically unstable) South Asian and Middle Eastern, not USA, UK or Europe.
Dr Andrew Allison assesses the FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS of South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Chain Royal Commission.
Doubts about the integrity of South Australia’s “Citizens’ Jury” nuclear waste plan. Will the Citizens’ jury be able to say NO to nuclear waste importing for South Australia?
Business South Australia’s Nigel McBride touts nuclear waste importing plan.

FEDERAL. Campaign to scrap SA nuclear waste dump plans goes national. Indigenous owners put Minister Frydenberg on the spot about nuclear waste dump. Both Federal Liberal and Labor seem to support nuclear waste import, Senator Penny Wong wavers. Independent Senator Nick Xenophon wants nuclear waste referendum, but only AFTER a dump site is selected.

Greens push for Inquiry and assistance to Maralinga nuclear veterans and civilians affected.

INDIGENOUS advocate recommends both Treaty and constitutional recognition.

RENEWABLE ENERGY South Australia runs over 50% on renewable energy. New South Wales lags behind in renewable energy use. Queensland wind farm to create jobs, powering a city

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