Forcing Aboriginals off their land in the interests of uranium mining
A monster has been created in our name called the Mining Industry, we all benefit from it, but not nearly as much as the Mining Magnates who run and control them. Our silence in the face of such blatant land grabs is no longer acceptable – we can no longer be innocent bystanders in our own country.
Terry Fitzpatrick Homily July 4 2010 NAIDOC WEEK » St Mary’s “……… ….Under the new Northern Territory Housing laws, and with the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal people living on their own country who receive any form of Centrelink income support are being forced to give up their control of their land. Continue reading
Encouraging advice for Australian Govt and Nuclear Industry
Having Troubles with your local Aborigines? 20 Ways to Commit Publicly Acceptable Genocide
“……13, When Aboriginal people protest mining and development on their own land, tell them they don’t understand what’s good for them. Tell them that they should be grateful for radioactive pollution because it comes with a cheque from the mining company. Make sure the government doesn’t provide any services to areas with high Aboriginal populations. Allow the mining companies to promise a service infrastructure well below the national standard. Tell the Aborigines that without the mining company they will have nothing. Don’t be bothered if the mining company fails all promises. Set up an extra government department to look at Aboriginal services. Uset his money to subsidise another government department. Use the leftovers to subsidise the obligations of the mining company. Announce an increase in government funding on the needs of Aboriginal people, as though housing is a special need of Aborigines. Thank the mining company for caring for the community and contributing to the economy….” Adapted by Emma Heughan and Matt Fagan from an untitled article obtained from the internet dealing with the genocide of Native Americans.
Govt pushes Aboriginals off land – young Australians will expose this
“The intervention is economically forcing people away from their country,”
Students hear NT anti-intervention talks, Sydney Morning Herald July 8, 2010, Busloads of university students converged on Alice Springs to support indigenous people seeking an end to the federal government’s intervention in the Northern Territory. Continue reading
Aboriginals’ welfare quarantining to provide land for uranium mining
What’s behind the NT intervention? | Green Left Weekly. July 3, 2010By Peter Robson, Continue reading
Gillard backs Nuclear Salesman Ferguson, not Science
Government-commissioned scientific reports have identified Woomera in South Australia as the best site. The Tennant Creek area is a known hotspot for earthquakes.But Ms Gillard said she would stick
with the decision announced by Resources Minister Martin Ferguson in February……………..
Gillard dumps Muckaty in it after refusing to reconsider | Northern Territory News July 8th, 2010 Continue reading
Gillard is pro Muckaty Nuclear Waste Dump, but Protest Grows
ACF last week launched its “Dump the Dump” campaign, raising money to campaign against the Muckaty proposal in the lead-up to the federal election.
Gillard OK with nuclear dump process, Sydney Morning Herald, GABRIELLE DUNLEVY, July 7, 2010 -A process that will see Australia get its first nuclear waste dump against the wishes of the site’s traditional owners will not change under Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Continue reading
Northern Territory govt wimping out on nuclear waste dump issue?
A spokeswoman for the Territory Government last night told the ABC the nuclear storage issue was mentioned but was not discussed in detail.
Labor missed chance on nuclear dump: CLP ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 8 July 2010, The Northern Territory Opposition says the Henderson Government missed a golden opportunity during the Prime Minister’s visit to take a stance against a nuclear waste dump being built in the Territory. Continue reading
Nuclear salesmen to run Australia’s new Resources Rent Tax
BHP Billiton and the uranium lobby are getting ever more powerful in policy-making in Australia.
Julia Gillard’s new Resources Rent Tax will be organsed by two top nuclear salesmen – Don Argus (from BHP BIlliton) and Nuclear Industry Minister Martin Ferguson.
Australia’s top science research body has strong links to BHP, and a chairman, Simon McKeon, who is a climate change doubter.
Cane Toads a metaphor for uranium nuclear Australia?
Warmer Is Better: Invasive Cane Toads Set to Thrive Under Global Warming ScienceDaily (July 1, 2010) — As global warming threatens many animal species with extinction, the already destructive cane toad is set to flourish with increasing temperature, say Australian scientists. Continue reading
Call to Australians to dump Ferguson’s nuclear waste dump plan
“The Government must stop pushing the Muckaty dump plan and establish an independent and public review of nuclear waste management options based on best science, transparent process and community inclusion and consent, as it committed to do in 2007.”
ACF is seeking community support and donations to run newspaper and billboard advertising in Melbourne, asking for him and the Government to ‘Dump the Dump’.Concerned Australians can find out more and donate at www.dumpthedump.org.au
AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 2 July 2010 The Australian Conservation Foundation has launched a major new campaign to end Resources Minister Martin Ferguson’s plan for a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty, 120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek. Continue reading
No nuclear waste dump for uranium baron South Australia
with past scientific assessment declaring Woomera in South Australia as the best option, Premier Mike Rann was quickly on the defensive, saying a nuclear waste dump would jeopardise his state’s clean, green reputation.
“We took the Howard government to the High Court to stop the nation’s nuclear waste dump being set up in this state.
Arguments flare again over nuke waste dump, David Nason , The Australian , June 29, 2010 JULIA Gillard’s rise to Prime Minister has sparked a new debate over where to locate a nuclear waste dump. Continue reading
Zane Alcorn speaks out: the uranium industry must go
Zane Alcorn, candidate for Newcastle , Green Left Weekly, 26 June 2010, We need to stand behind the first people of this country and fight for their land and cultural rights. The government’s so-called concern for Aboriginal welfare and living conditions is nothing but a cloak for a blatant land grab.The uranium-rich land of central Australia is coveted by government and private mining corporations alike. Aboriginal land rights are a direct threat to this potential source of huge wealth. Continue reading
Aboriginals to get basic rights in exchange for their land for uranium mining
Youth candidates to witness NT intervention , Green Left Weekly, June 26, 2010 In July, Socialist Alliance election candidates…..— Jess Moore, Zane Alcorn and Ewan Saunders will join Indigenous activists, students, community groups and campaigners from across the country in Alice Springs for an important gathering of intervention-affected Aboriginal communities………….. Continue reading
Ewan Saunders comments on Northern Territory intervention
Ewan Saunders, candidate for Brisbane, Green Left Weekly, 26 June 2010, As Socialist Alliance candidates visit the NT in July to attend a national Indigenous and non-Indigenous convergence, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott will be sitting a very comfortable distance away from the communities affected by the NT intervention.
It makes for a revealing comparison: they can disagree on taxing the mining mega-corporations, but they can agree on stripping away the hard-won land rights of Aboriginal people in this country to hand over the land to mining interests.………Youth candidates to witness NT intervention | Green Left Weekly
Will Gillard toe Ferguson’s line on Muckaty nuclear waste dump?
Hendo urges Gillard to dump Muckaty, Northern Territory News, NICK CALACOURAS June 26th, 2010 AUSTRALIA’S new Prime Minister Julia Gillard should rethink her predecessor’s decision to build a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory, Chief Minister Paul Henderson said. Continue reading
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