to 7th May – nuclear news Australia
Oh dear – it’s all – will he or won’t he destroy the Iran nuclear deal? Will he have a successful nuclear talk with Kim Jong Un? Will he sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia without safeguards against nuclear weapons? Will I ever do a newsletter without Trumpiness?
NUCLEAR
Australia, France, in support of Iran nuclear deal.
Federal Nuclear waste dump plan Two years of community resistance to nuclear waste dump plan for Australia’s iconic Flinders Ranges. Local indigenous not impressed! ANSTO brought an indigenous nuclear spruiker from New South Wales to Flinders Ranges. Australia’s “Nuclear Archbishop” Dr Adi Paterson, graced Kimba with a visit.
These are some more submissions received by the Senate Inquiry into Selection Process for Siting Nuclear Waste Dump
- Pastoralist Donald Fels finds that Barndioota, South Australia, is a totally unsuitable site for a nuclear waste dump.
- Independent and Peaceful Australia Network South Australia demands that the project receive 90% support from all communities involved. That includes communities along the nuclear waste transport path, those dependent on the underground water in the wider surrounding area, and indeed State and national support.
- Anica Niepraschk calls on the government to dismiss the Hawker and Kimba site nominations for nuclear dumping. Australia’s radioactive trash, and the history of failed attempts to set up a nuclear waste dump.
- Colin Mitchell’s powerful submission to the Senate finds the national radioactive waste selection process to be deceitful.
- Christine Wakelin – very sceptical of National Radioactive Waste Management Facility Taskforce’s methods and plans.
Unanswered questions: what does ANSTO do with the high level nuclear waste canisters at Lucas Heights?
BHP, Heathgate, and Turnbull government keen to sell uranium to India.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists praises “straight talk” from Dr Helen Caldicott.
CLIMATE
The North Shore Environmental Stewards – Liberals aim to unseat Tony Abbott, over his climate denialism. Malcolm Turnbull has become a de-facto climate denier. Doctors for the Environment Australia speak out on Australia’s disgraceful response to climate change. South Australia Health now dealing with infectious disease threats increased due to climate change.
RENEWABLE ENERGY Australia can be the first 100 per cent renewables-powered continent. Renewable energy jobs up by a third – Australian Bureau of Statistics. Images of the Day: Australia top solar postcodes, from the sky . Sapphire wind farm turns on for ACT’s 100% renewables target. Gupta signs up solar farm to power Victoria steelworks.
Australia becoming the global centre for renewables for mines.
Commercial solar hots up in WA, as business wakes up to savings. The subsidy-free wind farms that returned money to ACT consumers in 2017. “No way” anyone will fund new coal plants under NEG, says Schott. CEFC and Pro-Invest reach for the stars with first clean energy investment in the hotels sector . Australia Zoo goes solar, with 648kW of PV . South Australia solar farm connects to the grid. first lithium battery recycling plant established in Gisborne, Victoria.
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FEDERAL. Inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia Read the published submissions on the Parliamentary website. Read the SUMMARIES of submissions here.
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EVENTS
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – theme for October 19
Christian Porter’s press freedom ‘safeguard’ raises fears over reporters’ independence
Key points:
- Mr Porter’s directive could protect ABC and New Corp employees from prosecution for reporting on national security issues
- But Law Council president Arthur Moses SC fears the decision will pressure journalists to keep in governments’ good books to avoid criminal charges
- The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance says the measure could act as a safeguard but it was the wrong approach
Under pressure to do more to protect press freedom, Christian Porter issued a directive that prosecutors will need his approval before charging journalists under certain sections of Australia’s secrecy laws.
The decision could shield ABC and News Corp employees from facing possible criminal charges over their reporting on national security issues following June’s raids by the Australian Federal Police.
But Law Council of Australia President Arthur Moses SC said it would not help solve the “legitimate concerns raised by the media” since the raids.
“Let me be very blunt about this, it does not allay the concerns that have being raised in relation to press freedoms in Australia,” Mr Moses said.
“It puts the Attorney-General, who after all is a politician, in the position of authorising prosecutions of journalists in situations where they may have written stories critical of his Government.
“It creates an apprehension on the part of journalists that they will need to curry favour with the Government or, in particular, the Attorney-General in order to avoid prosecution………..
The directive did not rule out the prospect of the journalists facing charges, nor did it make any mention of any particular cases.
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance president Marcus Strom agreed Mr Porter’s measure could act as a safeguard, but did not agree it was the right approach.
“We’d like to think it’s a welcome development for Dan Oakes, Sam Clark and Annika Smethurst who have been facing prosecution recently,” Mr Strom said.
“[But] we don’t want politicians to be deciding the fate of journalists.
“It doesn’t seem to be a solution to the problem — which is that journalism is effectively criminalised in this country.”
Mr Strom has argued for the decision to be made as part of a judicial process instead.
The Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said while Labor welcomed the measure, Mr Porter still needed to rule out any charges being laid against the three journalists.
“This direction is not legislation … it won’t prevent police raids, it won’t prevent other actions of intimidation by the Government,” he said.
“What we urgently need are more robust protections for press freedom.” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/journalists-under-pressure-government-onside-press-freedom-afp/11562102
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