Aboriginal call to re-establishing Racial Discrimination Act
Australian Aboriginal Leader and Advocates Criticizes NT Intervention
By Cindy Trinh
Impunity Watch Reporter, Oceania 12 Oct 09
SYDNEY, Australia – Aboriginal elder Richard Downs, along with various political and legal adversaries, has accused the Australian government of racism against the aboriginal people. Downs criticizes the NT Emergency Response (NTER) measures, stating that the measures have disempowered Aboriginal people. Continue reading
Women 4 times less likely to favour nuclear
Women recycle and save water but men go nuclear The Age CARMEL EGAN October 11, 2009 Continue reading
BHP Billiton’s uranium mining is above the law
Olympic Dam expansion: above the law? On Line Opinion By Peter Burdon 9 October 2009 In the heart of the South Australian outback, rests the Olympic Dam mine, owned and operated by BHP Billiton. Continue reading
International Disarmament meeting will endorse “peaceful” nuclear energy
Japan – The Fourth Meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
“……The fourth meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, co-chaired by Hon. Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the Hon. Gareth Evans Continue reading
Narrow assessment will allow BHP’s uranium mine to go ahead
Public inquiry not possible on uranium mining
Perth Now
October 09, 2009
ENVIRONMENT Minister Donna Faragher has today ruled out holding a public inquiry into BHP Billiton’s proposal for a $17 billion uranium mine in WA. Continue reading
Olympic Dam – 80% out of action for 6 months?
Olympic Dam accident threatens output THE AUSTRALIAN Matt Chambers | October 09, 2009
BHP Billiton’s giant Olympic Dam underground mine could be running at just 20 per cent capacity for up to six months, analysts say, after a loaded iron skip plummeted to the bottom of the 800m-deep main shaft. Continue reading
Court hears uranium protesters locked in container
Court hears uranium protestors locked in container ABC News By Candice Marcu Oct 8, 2009 A civil trial has started in the SA Supreme Court over police treatment of protesters at an outback uranium mine. Continue reading
BHP Billiton tight-lipped about virtual shut-down of Olympic Dam
Accident slashes Olympic Dam output – THE AUSTRALIAN Matt Chambers | October 08, 2009
BHP Billiton’s giant Olympic Dam underground mine in South Australia could be running at less than half capacity for months after a mechanical failure sent a full load of ore plummeting to the bottom of its 800m-deep main shaft. Continue reading
AREVA spins nuclear to kids
AREVA never misses an opportunity to get the uranium/nuclear soft sell out to kids.
And, apparently the South Australia Museum and the S.A. govt are right behind them. Continue reading
Family car – solar-powered, fast and low-energy
Solar car ‘uses less power than a toaster’ Brisbane Times KELLY LANE
October 8, 2009
It’s lean, green and can run on less energy than it takes to power the family toaster. Continue reading
Renewable energy trading starts 24 Nov on ASX
ASX announces start for renewable energy trading ABC News Oct 7, 2009
The operator of Australia’s futures market, the Australian Securities Exchange, will begin trade in renewable energy certificates from November 24.
Renewable energy certificates, or RECs, are a form of currency that can be earned by installing solar panels, wind turbines and micro-hydro plants.
Each certificate represents one megawatt hour of electricity generated from renewable energy.
The trade in REC futures and options is designed to help ensure Australia meets its target for 20 per cent of electricity to come from green power by 2020. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/07/2707337.htm?section=business
Australian uranium part of global toxic waste problem
Mining uranium fuels a massive toxic problem Scott Ludlam 6th October 2009, The mining and export of Australian uranium only digs us deeper into the unsolvable conundrum of nuclear waste – while also supporting the growth of nuclear weapons, the Australian Greens say. Continue reading
Australian govt will not allow import of nuclear wastes
Rudd slams door on nuclear waste industry THE AUSTRALIAN Christian Kerr October 07, 2009 THE Rudd government has rejected calls from former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans for Australia to take back the waste from the uranium it sells. Continue reading
Rudd govt must reinstate Racial Discrimination Act
Dump racist intervention measures: QC WA Today Tara Ravens October 7, 2009 – A leading human rights lawyer says the federal government must rework or scrap racist elements of the intervention program in remote indigenous communities and honour Australia’s obligations under international law. Continue reading
Kevin Rudd should come clean on renewable energy
Editorial: Reserve Bank eases the accelerator
Adelaide Now 7 Oct 09 Dim prospects for sun power GOING green and embracing alternative energy is one of the standards the Federal Government has been flagging furiously since its first day in office. Continue reading
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