Election Lesson: Coalition Must Dump Nuclear Policy
Friends of the Earth Adelaide Federal Election Campaign Friends of the Earth Adelaide ran a targeted campaign in two marginal seats leading up to the federal election. We created an election leaflet advising voters about the dangers of nuclear power and asking them to "vote nuclear free". We are pleased that ...
Nuclear at Port Augusta? No Way!
A large crowd at the Port Augusta anti-nuke meeting on Wednesday, 30th April agreed that nuclear power made no economic or ecological sense, and that renewables were the preferred option. I’ve just returned from a powerful community meeting where a group of Aboriginal people came down from Port Augusta to ...
Nuclear Power Community Meeting in Sturt
There will be a public meeting in the marginal SA electorate of Sturt to support people from Port Augusta opposing the proposal to build a nuclear reactor in their city. Everyone is welcome to come. Hear speakers from Port Augusta (including Aboriginal people) who oppose a Nuclear Power Plant in ...
Response to Osborne Submarine Construction Yard Strategic Assessment
Our recommendations: 1. Correct the factual errors regarding the effects of radiation. 2. Include active commissioning in the assessment. 3. Include the disposal of radioactive waste in the assessment and publish plans for management, storage and disposal of all streams of radioactive waste, including intermediate and high-level waste and spent ...
Response to Submarine Construction Yard Environmental Impact Statement
Our submission raised questions about assumptions made about the nuclear submarine agreements: "The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is premised on the assumption that the proposed AUKUS nuclear submarines are in Australia’s strategic interest (pp. 9-10) and South Australia’s economic interests (pp. 12-13). Both these premises are false. Many highly qualified ...
