The "We are not no-one, this is not nowhere' event at the ALP national conference on July 30 was very successful, with over 150 people, many of them conference delegates, coming along to look at the photo exhibition of the targeted dump sites and hear the deadly speakers.
Great speeches were given by:
Audrey McCormack, Traditional Owner for Mt Everard waste dump site Matthew Gardiner, Unions NT Secretary Arthur Rorris, South Coast Labor Council Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Foundation
A statement was read from Damian Hale (MP for Solomon, NT) who was double booked for the evening.
The reception from ALP delegates on this issue was heartening and our presence caused a little stir at the conference- Minister Martin Ferguson at the last minute included reference to the waste dump in his speech and again committed to repealing the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act that is allowing the dump to be forced on the NT. While this is good to hear- it is a promise from the before the last election after all to repeal- there was no time frame given for this action except for 'before the next election'. This is not acceptable for the people who have had the nuclear dump threat hanging over their heads for over four years, so the campaign will continue to call for immediate and unconditional repeal.
Surprisingly, I had a call from Prime Minister Rudd's office an hour before the event passing on his apologies and wishing us a successful event!! So we at least got the topic on the ALP radar.
Cheers,
Nat
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com
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Beyond Nuclear Initiative
Uranium Project
natwasley@alec.org.au
08 8952 2011
0429 900 774
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