Antinuclear

The additional $3.6m allocated in the SA State Budget to advance the case for an international nuclear waste dump means that $13m will have been spent on this deeply flawed proposal by the end of the year, according to Greens SA Parliamentary Leader, Mark Parnell MLC.

“If the Government decides at the end of this year to proceed further with the nuclear waste dump, then this amount must be budgeted for.  There will be no revenue, only costs.

“On the other hand, if the Government abandons this nuclear waste dump folly now, then we can cut our losses and re-allocate that money to genuinely benefit South Australians rather than impose a toxic legacy for countless future generations”, said Mr Parnell.

Here are some better uses to which $600m could be spent:

·         Finish electrification of the Gawler line and new tram lines to make AdeLink a reality

·         Better cycling infrastructure

·         Solar panels on all public housing

·         Better rural health services and mental health services

·         Reducing payroll tax for wages paid to apprentices and trainees