NT politician claims that South Australia wants nuclear waste dump
Territory MP wants nuke waste dumped in SA ABC News By Michael Coggan Nov 4, 2009 Darwin A Northern Territory federal politician is arguing for a national nuclear waste dump to be built in South Australia. Continue reading
Nuclear power for Australia? – a definite NO
Australia’s Future Power Sources Won’t Include Nuclear – PM CANBERRA -By Ray Brindal, Dow Jones Newswires 4 November 09 – The future sources for Australia’s power needs include coal, natural gas and a range of renewables rather than nuclear, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday. Continue reading
Northern Territory targeted as the only place for nuclear waste dump
Nuclear dump sites ‘all in the Territory’ NORTHERN TERRITORY NEWS NICK CALACOURAS November 3rd, 2009 THE Federal Government has been sitting on a report on the decision to build a nuclear waste dump in the Territory for the past nine months. Continue reading
‘Clean coal’ – an expensive gamble
Victoria To Gamble Billions On Clean Coal by Energy Matters 4 Nov 09 Documents leaked to The Age reveal the Brumby Government is about to take a multibillion-dollar gamble on ”clean coal‘. Continue reading
Australia’s conflict of interest: nuclear disarmament
Australia and Iran Pickled Politics Sandra Hajda 31st October, 2009
“…………….The meeting was in fact brokered by the International Commission on Nuclear Non- Proliferation and Disarmament, a body founded by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Continue reading
Need to prevent the spread of nuclear technology
The ICNND and Japanese Civil Society Policy Forum Online By Kawasaki Akira
Australia and Japan have two significant commonalities. One is that they are important allies for the United States within the Asia Pacific region, and that their security is based upon the so-called “nuclear umbrella,” dependent upon US nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Warning on China’s uranium mining in Australia
Chinese buy up NT uranium stake NICK CALACOURAS October 31st, 2009 The Commonwealth has signed off on a $140 million deal to allow a Territory company to provide uranium to Chinese nuclear power plants. Continue reading
Uranium miner squanders Australia’s precious water – for FREE!
South Australia: Olympic Dam mine BHP Billiton 30 Oct 09 Watch Western Mining Corporation first developed the Olympic Dam (Roxby Downs) Uranium Mine in 1983, despite strong and sustained opposition from Kokatha and Arabunna Traditional Owners and environmentalists. BHP Billiton purchased the underground Olympic Dam mine in 2005.
In May 2009 BHP Billiton released an Environmental Impact Statement detailing plans to turn Olympic Dam into a massive open pit mine. With this expansion uranium production is expected to increase from 4,000 tonnes to 19,000 tonnes per year and copper production from 200,000 to 750,000 tonnes a year. Continue reading
Australia’s blind eye to China’s abuse of anti-nuclear protesters
Australia is complicit in China’s uranium and human rights abuses Crikey.com Oct 2009 by James Norman
| :……………. Australia’s role in supplying China with uranium and the associated impacts of the nuclear industry, within China and in terms of Australia’s non-proliferation commitments. | |
The expanded Roxby Downs uranium and copper mine being proposed by BHP Continue reading
Now Western Australian aborigines join the fight against uranium mining
ANAWA 29 Oct 09 “…………………Statement from the Western Australian delegation to the 9th annual Australian Nuclear Free Alliance meeting Quorn (Nukunu Country), South Australia.“Uranium mining has not happened in WA but there is a lot of talk that it could. Continue reading
China gets 70% of Australian uranium miner
Guangdong Nuclear OKed to Acquire Australian Uranium Miner TRADING MARKETS.com October 28, 2009; GUANGZHOU, Oct 28, 2009 — China Uranium Development Co., under the wing of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd. (CGNPC), Continue reading
Uranium miners can just walk away from cleanup
Oil spill disaster continues – the toll rises
“…………………..the federal government has jettisoned its three mine uranium policy and is now considering a rush of exploration licence applications. In July, the Environment Minister gave the go ahead for Alliance Resources to move into production using the controversial acid corrosion Continue reading
World Indigenous Uranium Forum – next time in Australia
Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum a Success Indybay by Anna Rondon Oct 27th, 2009 This past weekend Indigenous Peoples from Alaska, North America, Bolivia and Japan converged near Acoma Pueblo for the 7th Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum in Sky City, New Mexico. Continue reading
Uranium miners – the phoniest of corporations
During the next decade the world must reduce emissions as fast as possible, in order to avoid climate change “tipping points”. Australia is the world’s worst per-capita emitter of greenhouse gases. Our coal-fired power stations emit almost 50 percent of our emissions, so it is crucial that we minimise their emissions as fast as possible. Continue reading
ANSTO caught turning nuclear poll “NO” into “YES”
ANSTO turn nuclear poll “NO” into “YES Scott Ludlam 26th October 2009, The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has been caught out blatantly lying over the results of its own survey which showed overwhelming rejection of nuclear power by Australians. Continue reading
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