Australia to get new uranium mine
AAP
July 15, 2009 08:03am
AUSTRALIA is to get a new uranium mine - courtesy of former anti-nuclear campaigner Peter Garrett.The environment minister has approved the country's fourth uranium mine, to be built in South Australia's northeast.
Mr Garrett sang against the nuclear industry in his days as Midnight Oil frontman.
Now he's sure the new Four Mile mine "poses no credible risk to the environment".
Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt, who supports uranium mining, attacked Mr Garrett for his backflip on the issue.
"The promises Peter Garrett chose to make on uranium mining stand for nothing - and nor does he, any longer," Mr Hunt said.
...its seems the values Mr Garrett held dear before entering politics are now a distant memory as he succumbs to the party-politic-forces that essentially gave him his new job. And lets not get confused here, Mr Garrett, YOU ARE the Government, when it comes to these matters. Don't be trying to shift this decision away from yourself.
If you don't support this notion, of another Uranium Mine in Australia, where then is your letter of resignation? Why haven't you stood down from your portfolio? Is you pay-cheque more important now than those values you hold dear? Where will you draw the line?
I accept the notion of mining uranium. Our country is rich in this resource, and it does go a long way to providing efficient power supply. This, however, appears to go against every pro-environment-notion you have espoused over your career both as musician and politician.
What next? Will you succumb to more coal-fired-power stations? Will you support more logging of old-growth timbers? Oh I guess thats the "government's" decision too isn't it Mr Garrett?
Transparent? I don't think so! You sir are a hypocrite! And that is my opinion.
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