31/10/2026
Find Out More and Have Your Say
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> Join the Live Stream of Conference Against Nuclear And Militarism
Radioactive Waste: Legacies, Racism and AUKUS
Sat 31 Oct 4pm VIC NSW TAS / 3pm QLD / 3.30pm SA / 2.30pm NT / 1pm WA
https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/canamonline
After 30 years of failed attempts to dump radioactive waste on remote Aboriginal communities in the NT and SA there is finally a circuit breaker. The Australian Government has opened consultation on new plans for radioactive waste management in Australia for the first time that talks about a process and not just a plan for a new site.
The plans say all the right things but does nothing and sits against a backdrop of outdated, racist radioactive waste laws that override the Native Title Act, Aboriginal Heritage protection laws, most parts of the Racial Discrimination Act and environment laws. It also now brings in the new and much bigger problem of spent nuclear fuel & weapons grade material from AUKUS nuclear powered submarines and the new framework now paves the way for an increased role for private companies.
There is an all-star cast of line up people who have led the fight against radioactive waste in Australia for decades along with some people who are actively working on the ground where new radioactive waste proposals from private companies are emerging – this is a great opportunity to have this conversation at a really critical time.
Speakers:
Karina Lester Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman who grew up on the APY Lands in South Australia and is a Commissioner on the AUKUS public Inquiry.
Jillian Marsh, Adnyamathanha woman from the Yura Community in the Northern Flinders rangers and a Professor at Charles Sturt University.
Jim Green, FoE National Nuclear Free Campaigner.
Jorgen Doyle, Freelance journalist and writer investigating nuclear waste in central Australia.
David Noonan, Long time anti nuclear campaigner from SA.
MC'd by Mia Pepper, ACF Nuclear Free Campaigner.
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