Nuclear dump plan dumped- but will be a South Australian election issue

Daniel Wills: Nuclear referendum won’t happen and Labor will continue to wear political fallout, State Political Editor Daniel Wills, The Advertiser, November 14, 2016 IN every serious way, the nuclear dump has just been thrown on the scrap heap.

Premier Jay Weatherill’s dazzling announcement of a referendum on the issue today comes without a date, question for the people to rule on or even support to pass enabling legislation.

There will not be a referendum vote at or before the next state election. A weird coalition of Liberals, the Greens and independent Nick Xenophon will see to that.

There is no clear path for rebuilding political consensus needed for the proposal to advance an inch or ever be accepted.

And even within his own party, Mr Weatherill has trouble. The union movement has peeled away and the idea of a referendum could even fail to win support if tested in Labor Caucus.

Mr Weatherill has staked a lot on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. …….

While there will be no referendum, nuclear will definitely be on the ballot.

November 18, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, South Australia

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The Prime Minister must reverse the decision to build nuclear-powered submarines and commit to keeping Australia’s military nuclear free.

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