Tag Archives: Australia

Australian Power Company Caught Overcharging Customers to Make Up for Lost Revenue Due to Solar via The Courier-Mail

Posted on 2014/09/26 by norma field

nergex documents reveal that the company last year planned to “recover” $469.8 million in “under-recovered revenue” over the next two years, with the amount to be tagged on to future prices. The figure reflects the shortfall in actual revenue compared … Continue reading →

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India and Australia seal nuclear deal, Abbott meets Modi via The Times of India

Posted on 2014/09/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Abbott said India and Australia were bound by “strongly convergent” trade and strategic interests on the last day of his visit, which culminated with the deal to supply uranium to the energy-hungry country. During the meeting, PM Abbott gifted … Continue reading →

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British scientists secretly used Australian population to test for radiation contamination after nuclear tests at Maralinga via The Advertiser

Posted on 2014/09/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRITISH scientists secretly used the Australian population to test for radiation contamination after the nuclear tests at Maralinga in the 1950s, a new book confirms. Its author, Frank Walker, has obtained the minutes of a top secret meeting in England … Continue reading →

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British scientists tested dead Australians for nuclear radiation via Australian Times.co.uk

Posted on 2014/09/01 by norma field

Startling evidence that British scientists secretly tested up to 21,830 dead young Australians, without the knowledge of their parents, for radiation contamination following nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s. […] The author of Maralinga, Frank Walker, laid his hands on … Continue reading →

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Japan’s former PM tells of Tokyo evacuation risk after Fukushima via The Brisbane Times

Posted on 2014/08/27 by norma field

He has told the USA’s Huffington Post of his conversion to renewable energy in this way. “Before the Fukushima accident, with the belief that no nuclear accident would happen as long as the safety measures were followed properly, I had … Continue reading →

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Former Japanese PM Naoto Kan urges Australia to wean world off uranium, focus on renewables via ABC News

Posted on 2014/08/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s prime minister during the Fukushima disaster says Australia should be trying to wean other countries away from nuclear power, not increase exports of uranium. Naoto Kan, who was prime minister from June 2010 to August 2011, is in Australia … Continue reading →

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Comment: Abbott and Abe should be talking about Fukushima via SBS

Posted on 2014/07/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be courted in Canberra this week. In chats with Tony Abbott both PM’s will no doubt be happy to discuss trade and troops. What is less likely to make the cut – but deserves … Continue reading →

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Muckaty manager will support second nuclear waste nomination via abc news

Posted on 2014/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The manager of Muckaty cattle station says he doesn’t care where a nuclear waste facility is put on the property, because it will mean more infrastructure. The Northern Land Council (NLC) has withdrawn its original nomination of a small section … Continue reading →

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NT nuclear dump will ‘poison’ land: trial via SBS (AAP)

Posted on 2014/06/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The indigenous owners of Muckaty Station, which is earmarked for a nuclear waste dump, fear it will poison their land. The indigenous owners of the Northern Territory’s Muckaty Station were asked to welcome a nuclear waste dump while waving away … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Materials Report Shows Better Safekeeping via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

A report issued Wednesday on the security of deadly nuclear materials found steady improvement, with seven countries in the last two years giving up most of their uranium and plutonium that could be readily turned into weapons. Their actions lowered … Continue reading →

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