Tuesday, 26 September, 2006

ABC NT Local News

International environmentalist David Suzuki has criticised the Northern Territory Government's push for more uranium mining in the region.

The Canadian author is travelling Australia to promote his recently released autobiography.

NT Chief Minister Clare Martin says she supports increased uranium mining, but she is against the jurisdiction becoming home to a national nuclear waste dump.

Dr Suzuki says the Government's policy is crazy.

"Well, I mean, obviously there is a recognition that this is not material like chemical pollutants, this is something more different and I would say if a state or a country is not willing to ... deal with the waste it's manufacturing, they've got no business manufacturing it," he said.