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Nuclear update – November 2016

November 30, 2016

Its been an exciting two weeks since the nuclear Citizen’s jury handed their report to the Premier:  two thirds of them did not want SA to pursue an international waste dump under any circumstances; based on concerns around its economic feasibility, lack of trust in the government, and the wishes of Traditional Owners.

Opposition Leader Steven Marshall has confirmed that the Liberal party will not support a nuclear waste dump and will not support a change in legislation to allow the government to continue pursuing the idea. The Opposition wants it to be an election issue in March 2018.

Despite this, Premier Weatherill says the government will still keep pursuing the project, though he acknowledges that it will not be possible to implement without bipartisan support. He says there should be a referendum with a final veto by Traditional Owners, but as he will need the Liberal party to support a referendum so its unclear how this will proceed.

Full information from Mr Weatherill is here.

We will continue to follow developments very closely.

We’ve kept a dossier on media articles over the last fortnight, please get in touch at adelaide.office@foe.org.au if you’d like a copy emailed to you.

Clean Futures, Nuclear

Yes2Renewables

End the Blame Game and Back Renewables Open Letter

November 30, 2016

Yes2RenewablesYes2Renewables invite you to sign the online petition to Malcolm Turnbull asking him to stop blaming power blackouts and electricity price spikes on renewable energy.

“South Australia is a renewable energy success story. The state is fast approaching 50 percent renewables and has booming solar, energy storage, and wind power sectors.

This success has made South Australia public enemy number one for the fossil fuel lobby, who will do anything to stop our transition to 100 percent renewables.

Clean Futures, Climate, FoE, Renewables, Sustainability

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Rally: Dump the Dump Fri 2 Dec

November 30, 2016

The Anti-nuclear Coalition invite you to the rally

The Dump is Dumped!

Last hurrah for the Dump – for this year anyway. Join us for some large-scale street theatre! (The more of you who come and bring friends, the larger the scale!)

Let’s make a really strong statement this coming Friday evening – tell Jay in no uncertain terms that “No” means “No – not now, not ever.” Tell him that his nuclear waste dump is indeed “dead and buried”. We will ceremonially, with all pomp and circumstance, consign it to the bin!

Parliament House steps,
Friday 2nd December, 5.45 (for 6 o’clock start)
Regina McKenzie will speak on the Fed Govt’s Dump at Barndioota in the Flinders Ranges. The ACF has just pronounced Regina as a co-winner of this year’s Rawlinson Award for outstanding leadership in her efforts for Indigenous and environmental justice in her region.

Wear and bring all your anti-Dump clothing, placards, flags and banners, plus Govt propaganda to be binned. Drums and bodhrans would be good.

We will come together to celebrate the power of people standing collectively, to celebrate Country and our desire that it not be desecrated, and to ceremonially consign the Proposal, the Royal Commission report and all the government’s propaganda to history. (We’d like to burn it, but suspect the authorities wouldn’t be too happy with a fire on Parlt House steps. Instead we ask that you bring copies of the report and the Know Nuclear propaganda, and throw it into a yellowcake drum.)

Obviously, we know that the proposal is not really dead – Jay has just taken the heat out of the situation for now. We know:

  • the proposal is still on the table and there will be very strong forces pushing it behind the scenes;
  • the Government has accepted the RC recommendations to encourage the expansion of uranium exploration and mining in SA, and to promote further investigation into nuclear power;
  • the Federal Govt’s proposed dump at Barndioota is still on the agenda, despite the opposition of the Adnyamathanha people, and other local residents.
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Actions, Nuclear

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One Night the Moon film fundraiser 3 Dec

November 30, 2016

onenightFLINDERS LOCAL ACTION GROUP
NO DUMP IN THE FLINDERS RANGES

Film fundraiser: One Night the Moon
Saturday 3rd December 7pm Mercury Cinema Morphett St

Come along to the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide to see One Night the Moon, a film by Rachel Perkins shot in the Flinders Ranges on Adnyamathanha country.

This is a fundraiser event for the campaign to oppose a national nuclear waste dump at Barndioota in the Flinders Ranges.

Guest speakers: Adnyamathanha Traditional Owner Regina McKenzie from Yappala Station and Rob Webb from the Hawker community. Come and show your support and enjoy a night with the community on the front of Australia’s latest nuclear waste push.

Hosted by the Flinders Local Action Group (FLAG) and supported by Conservation SA.

Tickets are $20.

Facebook event page

Nuclear

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Anti-nuclear Coalition meeting Monday 5 December.

November 28, 2016

ANC’s final meeting for the year will be on Monday 5th Dec, 6 p.m. at The Joinery. We will show the 13 min video sent to us by British scientist, Chris Busby, then have a (hopefully) short meeting, followed by a shared meal. Bring a plate of something to share, and we’ll get some juice and soft drink. If you want alcohol, BYO. It would be great to see some of our anti-dump colleagues who don’t normally come to ANC meetings.

Dr Chris Busby is known for his theories about the negative health effects of very low-dose ionising radiation, which have very clear implications for the Federal Govt’s dump in the Flinders. Ally Fricker asked Chris Busby if he cared to comment on the South Australian dump fiasco, which he has kindly done, despite the many demands on his time. If you can’t get to the meeting you can see the video here.

Nuclear