NT radioactive dump plan on the nose from coast to coast
Friday, 16 November, 2007
Media Release
Protests will take place in Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Darwin, Alice Springs and Perth in public locations and at the offices of federal politicians supporting the dump plan.
“Monday’s actions will send a clear message that this unpopular dump is not a done deal and is actively opposed throughout the NT and across Australia,” said Emma King, uranium campaigner at the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT).
The Northern Territory dump, and the wider issue of radioactive waste management, is emerging as a significant community concern ahead of Saturday’s federal election.
Natalie Wasley, from the Arid Lands Environment Centre in Alice Springs recalls that “before the last election, the federal government promised there would be no radioactive waste dump in the NT. Unlike radioactive waste, that promise didn’t last long.”
Michaela Stubbs, Friends of the Earth nuclear campaigner in Melbourne said, “the federal government is working overtime to avoid discussing nuclear issues before this election. After years of talking tough, they are now dumping on democracy and not talking at all.”
“The dump plan has important and long term implications for all Australians. People around the country clearly do not intend to radioactive waste their vote next Saturday,” concluded Nicola Paris, from the Anti Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia (ANAWA).
Note: Detailed information on the political parties’ positions on nuclear issues and a rating of their performance is available via www.votenuclearfree.net