Aboriginal delegation to Copenhagen
Indigenous delegates head to Copenhagen ABC Indigenous Dec 9, 2009 Representatives of Australia’s northern Aboriginal land councils will fly to the United Nations’ climate change conference in Copenhagen today. Continue reading
Review: Climate confusion, AREVA, UK nuke wastes ..
Review: Australia:Tony Abbott waffles, Liberals in Climate Change Denial, but want nuclear power in order to combat climate change – but no carbon price or tax – Work all that out if you can! Government still won’t re-instate Racial Discrimination Act -( because it still plans nuke waste dump on aboriginal land ?). The terrorist who planned attack on Lucas Heights nuke reactor now out of gaol, (but banned from Australia). Small starts on solar energy in WA and ACT.
International. French nuclear company AREVA in financial trouble – pinning its hopes on international sales of reactors. UK govt ignores its own experts’ advice on nuclear wastes.Pro-nukers try to overturn Wisconsin law. French reactors with cooling problems. Anti-nuclear movement in Armenia. Depleted uranium. Iraqi govt officials suspect depleted uranium as cause of rising child cancers. – the week that has been
Australian opposition policy on climate, nuclear, is a ‘farce’
Turnbull brands Abbott an ETS ‘weathervane’ * THE AUSTRALIAN December 08, 2009 “………former Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull declares it’s time for some straight talking on climate change. …….I tell a few home truths about the farce that the Coalition’s policy, or lack of policy, on climate change has descended into. Continue reading
Religious faith: nuclear is CLEAN, CHEAP, and waste NO PROBLEM
Nuclear is CLEANEST power source – Senator ABC News 4 Dec 09 By Aislin O’Connor and Kirsty Nancarrow
The Country Liberal Party’s Nigel Scullion has praised the new federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, for opening the nuclear discussion. Continue reading
Coalition ignores nuclear problems: water, cost, dangers
Thirsty energy
ABC News 4 Dec 09 Scott Ludlam says there are issues with where the nuclear power plants would be sited. Continue reading
Tony Abbott’s climate nonsense
Tony Abbott’s plan to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by at least 5% by 2020 — the only sure commitment on climate change we know about given Abbott’s flip-flopping yesterday — will depend pretty much on just how stupid he thinks voters are. Continue reading
Abbott and Bishop in the Nuclear Faith
Australia: two new uranium markets. Nuclear Reaction 2 Dec 09 “………….just after noon today, Abbott opened up the prospect of a debate on nuclear power in Australia as a means of reducing greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Australia to be worst hit by global warming
Why do climate deniers hold sway in Australia? The Guardian 1 Dec 09 If Australia does not silence its sceptics and reduce its emissions there is a real risk of the nation becoming uninhabitable Continue reading
Where the COAL ition stands on Climate and Nuclear
Nationals demand Liberal Party reverse course on support for emissions trading scheme MATTHEW FRANKLIN The Australian * December 01, 2009 THE Nationals want the Liberals to dump support for carbon emissions trading and instead adopt practical measures to combat climate change, including the possible use of nuclear energy…….
Australia Avoids the Nuclear Option – Epoch Times 1 Dec 09 “……….The Liberal Party’s policy backs nuclear power, saying it is “the most significant component of an immediate response to climate change Continue reading
Liberals – now the party of Climate Change Denial
During the debate over the leadership, Mr Turnbull warned the Liberals could not be seen as a party of climate sceptics who would do nothing.
Liberal party faces climate denialist future, in the wilderness
They Know Not What They Do THE AUSTRALIAN, Bob Carr 30 Nov 09 CLIMATE change deniers may be congratulating themselves on the likely defeat of the government’s legislation, even on getting a denier installed as Liberal leader.But if Mitch Hooke of the Minerals Council has ordered champagne for a celebration with coal industry lobbyists he ought to think about the law of unintended consequences. And so should Nick Minchin.In politics, as in military strategy, game-playing is useful. But climate change deniers – industrial and political – have not been asking themselves “what next?”………. Continue reading
Solar energy park opened in Victoria
Ballarat Solar Park officially opened The Courier , CATHY MORRIS, 29 Nov, 2009
The park, located near Ballarat airport, which will provide enough energy for 150 houses into the national grid, was officially opened Saturday. Continue reading
Modest assistance towards clean energy
Australia’s “Green Start” For Low Income Households Renewable Energy News 26 Nov 09 Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday provided details of a new $130 million initiative called Green Start. Continue reading
Review – anti-uranium Alice Springs, nuclear lobbying
Review – Australia:Alice Springs doctors protesting against uranium mining. While Australia burns Labor and Liberal squabble over a pretty much irrelevant ETS scheme.. Aborigines get back Maralinga, but land still radioactive. Regional solar and wind projects go ahead, despite Australian government prioritising “clean” coal
International : Nuclear lobby pushing hard for nuclear inclusion at Copenhagen. UK, USA and China govts formally aiming to offer nuclear power to countries as (?somehow) an opposite to nuclear weapons. AREVA’s Finland and French new reactor designs found to be unsafe. From worldwide, people organising to converge on Copenhagen on December 12. – the past week
Solar energy shining in Queensland and Victoria
Solar farm thrives in heat ABC News By Chrissy Arthur Nov 20, 2009 The extreme heat in outback Queensland is proving ideal for the state’s first solar power station. Continue reading
1 This month
7 April – WEBINAR – Australia and the Doomsday Clock – Preventing nuclear war through NoFirstUse and other policies
Online | Tuesday April 7, 4:00-5:30pm, Australian Eastern Time / 8:00-9:30am Central Europe Time
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15 April – Zoom –Nuclear Power is Not the Solution
Apr 15, 2026 01:00 AM in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Join the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) on Tuesday, April 14th for a timely webinar exploring the risks associated with nuclear power and challenging the myth that it offers a simple, safe, carbon-free solution to the climate crisis
21 April Webinar: No Nuclear Weapons in Australia
Start: 2026-04-21 18:00:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
End: 2026-04-21 19:30:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
Event Type: Virtual
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.
Host Contact Info: australia@icanw.org
of the week – Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR)
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