The Greens have referred the legislation to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia to a Senate Inquiry for scrutiny of the laws and the process that led to this point.
\n\u201cThe Coalition has decided Kimba on SA\u2019s Eyre Peninsula, home to some of the country\u2019s best agricultural land, is the place to dump the nation\u2019s radioactive waste,\u201d South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said.
\n\u201cThe site selection process for a nuclear waste dump has been dodgy from the start. It\u2019s ripped small communities apart and Traditional Owners have vehemently objected to the proposal. It\u2019s clear there isn\u2019t broad community support for a nuclear waste dump in Kimba, despite what former Minister Matt Canavan would have everyone believe.
\n\u201cThe Government\u2019s plans will result in ships of radioactive waste passing through South Australia\u2019s regional roads, streets and waters for decades to come. Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Pirie and Port Lincoln and every town living along potential transportation route, should have been consulted and given an opportunity to have their say.
\n\u201cA radioactive waste dump in the heart of our food bowl puts at risk our clean, green reputation and our state\u2019s key grain export industry.
\n\u201cThe Greens aren\u2019t leaving it to the community of Kimba to hold the line on their own. A Senate Inquiry will give the entire proposal the scrutiny it needs.
\n\u201cSouth Australians have already said no to nuclear, but this government doesn\u2019t listen. It\u2019s far more interested in building a radioactive waste dump than investing in renewable energy and our growing potential for green industry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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