Victoria’s Liberal govt to keep dirtiest power station open
Green groups slam Hazelwood decision Jessica Craven, Herald Sun
May 11, 2011, GREEN groups are furious the State Goverment has abandoned a Labor plan to close two units at the Hazelwood power station…..Hazelwood is one of the dirtiest power stations in Australia…
Inadequate public discussion of “adequacy” of uranium mine expansion plan?
The Federal Government last month declared the project had passed what it described as its “adequacy test”, triggering a decision by BHP-Billiton to issue the document.
Next stage of Olympic Dam plans to be revealed this week | Herald Sun, Russell Emmerson, 9 May , 2011 FURTHER plans involving the proposed $20 billion expansion of South Australia’s largest project, the next stage of the Olympic Dam development, are expected to be revealed this week. Continue reading
Rio Tinto shareholders not convinced on nuclear future
Tom Albanese, Rio’s chiefexecutive, said uranium from the Ranger mine had been exported to Japan, although commercial confidence prevented him from confirming whether it was being used at Fukushima…
”Even before the Fukushima disaster, investors and insurers in the US, for example, could not be coaxed to back nuclear power.” – Scott Ludlam
A nuclear Australia is inevitable: Rio chairman, Sydney Morning Herald, Courtney Trenwith, May 6, 2011, A NUCLEAR Australia is inevitable if the country is serious about reducing carbon emissions, according to the chairman of Rio Tinto, Jan du Plessis… Continue reading
Japanese farmers seek radiation free hay from Australia
Japanese farmers seek Australian help after nuclear nightmare, ABC RuralNews, 06/05/2011 Japanese farmers in the shadow of the failed nuclear power station are desperate for clean and safe Australian hay for their cattle. Continue reading
Wester Australian Industry Bodies Behind the Times on Energy
the reality of what is happening around the world: every year for the last 15 years the growth in renewable energy’s capacity has outstripped the growth in nuclear capacity, and last year investment in renewable energy over-took investment in nuclear and fossil fuelled energy combined. In 2010 world-wide cumulative installed capacity from wind turbines, biomass, waste-to-energy and solar power surpassed installed nuclear capacity for the first time in history.
Australia nuclear power – WA industry lobbies stuck in the past on energy thinking, social justice and sustainable living –May 4, 2011 — tony serve, Suggestions by the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chamber of Minerals and Energy that nuclear power should be part of WA’s energy supply by 2031 are unrealistic and outdated, the Australian Greens say. Continue reading
Safety questions not answered in WA gas deal
Kimberley gas safety deal sought, FLIP PRIOR, The West Australian, April 29, 2011, Woodside has refused to offer guarantees to traditional owners on what it would do in the event of an industrial disaster off the Kimberley coast from a gas precinct at James Price Point, Continue reading
Australia needs leadership on Climate Change action
This country can, if it so chooses, be a leader in the creation and production of renewable energy technology. There is great potential for Australia to develop a unique energy system tailored to suit this vast continent. And to do so we must break free of Australia’s inferiority complex and prove that we produce (and hopefully retain) some of the smartest scientists, business people and policy thinkers in the world. ……
Aim high on climate change action, ABC The Drum, Amy Mullins, 29 April 11, Carbon tax. Climate Change. These are terms that now trigger a collective mind-numbing effect on the electorate….. It seems that more and more Australians are willing to be complacent when it comes to taking action on climate change. How did we get to this state? And what is the real unacknowledged reason behind public disillusionment?…… Continue reading
Renewable Energy – Clean Energy Week Australia
Clean Energy Week will bring together over 1500 delegates from across the country and around the world to hear the latest on clean energy policy, project financing, development of clean energy technologies…..the Clean Energy Council has this year invited the public to attend for free on Friday and Saturday; to see first-hand and learn about the technologies at the cutting-edge of Australia’s clean energy revolution.
Energy Matters And Apollo Energy At Clean Energy Week 2011, Renewable Energy News, by Energy Matters 28 April 11, Australia’s two biggest renewable energy conferences, the Clean Energy Conference and ATRAA are being held over one week and under one roof and this year; and the general public are invited to attend. Continue reading
Australian Greens call for phase out of uranium mining
“Nuclear power advocates need to ask themselves if they really believe this will be the last time this happens, or if they too have grave fears about the 436 obsolete and uninsurable nuclear power stations dotted around the world.”…”Today I join with civil society groups and governments around the world with grave concerns to demand an end to this toxic and unnecessary industry.”
25 years on: lessons of Chernobyl still ignored by supporters of nuclear power, 27 April 11, On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Australian Greens have renewed demands for a phase-out of uranium mining and nuclear power. Continue reading
Chernobyl Day events across Australia
Chernobyl demonstrates that nuclear power is neither peaceful, clean, nor safe.
The ongoing disaster at Fukushima in Japan will affect millions similarly,
25th Anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear meltdown: Australia wide events. Indymedia reports on anti-nuclear and Chernobyl Day activities across Australia – Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney. 26 April 11
25 years since Chernobyl…Australia must stop fuelling Fukushimas... 25 years on since the disaster at Chernobyl, Australia sells uranium to TEPCO, the nuclear power company involved in the ongoing Fukushima radioactive saga. Continue reading
ERA determined to expand Ranger uranium mine
The company last week slashed its 2011 production forecast by 37 per cent, from 3800 tonnes to 2400 tonnes. It also warned the market to expect a full-year loss of up to $50 million because of heavy rain at its Ranger mine.
ERA is considering a move to expand Ranger uranium mine * Teresa Ooi *The Australian * April 18, 2011 URANIUM miner Energy Resources of Australia is on the verge of deciding whether to expand operations at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory, according to chief executive Rob Atkinson. Continue reading
Ranger Uranium Mine is out of control
Northern Territory News, Grusha Leeman, Tiwi 12 April 11, LAST night I went along to a public meeting to hear from Yvonne Margarula, senior traditional owner of the land on which the Ranger uranium mine operates. She is very sad. The broken promises keep coming but the problems stay.
I don’t remember Ranger Mine ever being so out of control. The heavy wet season and inadequate investment in water management has giving us a brimming tailings dam and a mining pit full of toxic water.
Who would plan to spray strong acid on rock piles in Kakadu (a method never tested in the tropics)? I suppose it will only be a matter of time before there is yet another acid spill on the pot-holed Arnhem Highway.
And who would extend by stealth deep under the old billabong and creek — as if it is exploring, but knowing it cannot mill the ore within the leased time?
Rio Tinto’s ERA, of course.
Yvonne has had enough, and so have I.
It’s time to start rehabilitation works.
Kakadu is a stupid place for a nuclearwastedump — let’s not make it any worse.
Ranger uranium mine is shut: keep it that way
Traditional Land Owners Want Mining Stopped at Ranger Uranium Mine, Azo Mining, By Joel Scanlon, 11 April 11, The Ranger uranium mine has been mining on a lease inside the Kakadu National Park for 30 years. Now following the Japanese Fukushima nuclear fiasco the traditional land owners say that they do not want uranium mining to continue on their land. The Mirarr people want the Jabiluka uranium deposit to not be mined and included into the national park protection area……Production at the Ranger mine is currently suspended due to persistent water management problems. The heavy rains are posing
greater environmental risk. On Thursday the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation said that more than 10 million liters of contaminated water was present on the Ranger site…..Traditional Land Owners Want Mining Stopped at Ranger Uranium Mine
Western Australian Premier promoting nuclear power
“The Premier has said that nuclear should not be an option on fault lines. That should rule out Western Australia given that Perth is adjacent to a fault line.”
BARNETT PUSHING NUCLEAR FANTASY IN NIGHTMARE SITUATION, Robin Chapple, Thursday, 17 March 2011 Premier Colin Barnett’s continuing pursuit of nuclear power for Western Australia even as radiation leaks from the Fukushima facility are appalling and out of step with his own party, Greens MLC Robin Chapple said today. Continue reading
Looks like Australia’s uranium industry is finished
Nuclear power has suddenly gone from being part of the solution for future green energy to a dangerous relic of the cold-war era…..Australia’s refusal to build nuclear reactors looked irrational at the time, and might now end up looking prescient.
Fugitives of Japan’s climate fallout, Business Spectator, Alan Kohler, 18 Mar 2011 Japan’s nuclear crisis is a dramatic complication to Australia’s – and the world’s – already complicated and fraught climate change policy debate. Continue reading
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PETITION – To: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Government
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/235274195556
19 May – Webinar- Webinar: No Nuclear Weapons in Australia
Start: 2026-05-19 18:00:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
End: 2026-05-19 19:30:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
20 May – Webinar – The dangerous world of AUKUS, US, military occupation and suppression of dissent
National Webinar, 20th May, 2026, 6.30pm AEST. Confronting laws restricting/suppressing protest speech and action
Speakers: Former Sen. Rex Patrick, Lawyer Nick Hanna ,Arthur Rorris ,Jorgen Doyle, Sen David Shoebbridge,
Facilitator Kelley Tranter.
of the week – Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR)
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