Uranium ‘UnAustralian’ say Protesters

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Scoring a six never felt so good. Today anti-nuclear protesters played a cricket match against uranium at the Lizard’s Revenge festival at Roxby Downs. The demonstrators called the nuclear industry ‘UnAustralian’. ‘It’s not welcome here’ said Tim Johnson, ‘it risks our water, land and people. We don’t want any part of the nuclear chain – the mines, the power or the waste’. Yesterday the protest turned glamorous with a parade of Frocks on the Frontline, synchronised mass dances and performances. More solemn expressions of dissent included three minutes of silence to remember Fukushima – the Japanese power plant that exploded in 2011 and spread radioactive dust as. Several protesters and police officers shed tears during the silence. The uranium used in Fukushima was mined at Olympic Dam. Later today, a wind and solar-powered cinema night is planned to demonstrate that sustainable energy sources are viable alternatives to nuclear power. Over three hundred protesters have gathered from all around Australia to voice their dissent to...
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Uranium 'UnAustralian' say Protesters

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Scoring a six never felt so good. Today anti-nuclear protesters played a cricket match against uranium at the Lizard’s Revenge festival at Roxby Downs. The demonstrators called the nuclear industry ‘UnAustralian’. ‘It’s not welcome here’ said Tim Johnson, ‘it risks our water, land and people. We don’t want any part of the nuclear chain – the mines, the power or the waste’. Yesterday the protest turned glamorous with a parade of Frocks on the Frontline, synchronised mass dances and performances. More solemn expressions of dissent included three minutes of silence to remember Fukushima – the Japanese power plant that exploded in 2011 and spread radioactive dust as. Several protesters and police officers shed tears during the silence. The uranium used in Fukushima was mined at Olympic Dam. Later today, a wind and solar-powered cinema night is planned to demonstrate that sustainable energy sources are viable alternatives to nuclear power. Over three hundred protesters have gathered from all around Australia to voice their dissent to...
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Media Release: Roadtrip for Change

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Twenty five young people have come from across Australia and the globe to be part of a roadtrip for change. The trip left Adelaide on Monday, traveling through Port Augusta, Point Lowly, Woomera and ending at the Lizards Revenge anti-nuclear festival at Roxby Downs. Organised by the Australian Student Environment Network, the participants hope it will inspire people to think more deeply about accepting the mining industry’s social license. The roadtrip participants are opposed to the expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium mine. ‘Olympic Dam has a domino affect on the area around it’ says Roadtrip for Change participant Jo Seriseley. ‘We believe that the government has taken too much interest in BHP’s profits and not enough interest in the health of South Australians’ says organiser Cristel Chambers. ‘We are disappointed with the Environmental Impact Assessment process because it only looks at the short term impact of the mine and the desalination plant.’ The EIS itself states that the expansion will create significant...
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Media Release: Roadtrip for Change

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Twenty five young people have come from across Australia and the globe to be part of a roadtrip for change. The trip left Adelaide on Monday, traveling through Port Augusta, Point Lowly, Woomera and ending at the Lizards Revenge anti-nuclear festival at Roxby Downs. Organised by the Australian Student Environment Network, the participants hope it will inspire people to think more deeply about accepting the mining industry’s social license. The roadtrip participants are opposed to the expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium mine. ‘Olympic Dam has a domino affect on the area around it’ says Roadtrip for Change participant Jo Seriseley. ‘We believe that the government has taken too much interest in BHP’s profits and not enough interest in the health of South Australians’ says organiser Cristel Chambers. ‘We are disappointed with the Environmental Impact Assessment process because it only looks at the short term impact of the mine and the desalination plant.’ The EIS itself states that the expansion will create significant...
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Interview with Uncle Dootch, Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy Students from Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle and the ACT recently spent some time at the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy (SPATE), helping to set up the site for the Sovereign Union Assembly 2012, which happened last week. In this interview, Unlce Dootch tells us about the fight against property developer Stocklands who are threatening sacred land at Sandon Point, and the movement for Aboriginal Soveriegnty in Australia. -Thanks to Sally Stuart ...
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