Australia holds the world's largest uranium reserves, about 40 per cent of the world's known uranium reserves. [Source: The Advertiser, "Downer downplays plans for N-power plants in Australia", September 3, 2005, p. 45]

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January 13, 2012

* [Fukushima-radiation-Australia] Radiation cloud 'not harmful', Kate Clifford, Sunshine Coast Daily (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium-Australia-Pakistan] No Australian uranium for Pakistan, INP, Pakistan Observer

January 11, 2012

* [n-weapons-NTI nuc material security index] Australia ranked first, N.Korea last on nuclear safety, Agence France Presse (via Paulo's Corner)

January 5, 2012

* [n-weapons-Australia-subs] Leaked submarine figure doesn't account for full costs, David Ellery, Canberra Times

January 4, 2012

* [uranium transport-Australia] Waterways safe after train derailment, ABC

January 3, 2012

* [uranium mining-Australia-South Australia] Govt denies Marathon claim, ABC (via Nevada ANP)

December 31, 2011 p>* [radwaste-transport-Australia] Mining company says uranium in rail spill, Australia Network News (via Nevada ANP)

* [radwaste-transport-Australia] Derailed freight carrying uranium traces exempted from safety laws, The Australian (via Nevada ANP)

December 29, 2011

* [Australia-uranium] Enviro fears on potential uranium spill, Conor Byrne, NTNews (via Nevada ANP)

December 28, 2011

* [n-navy-Australia] Push for nuclear submarines gaining momentum, Brendan Nicholson, The Australian (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium-transport-australia] Train derailment sparks uranium transport fears, Emma Masters, Yahoo!7 News

* [uranium-transport-australia] NT derailment poses environmental risk, Michael Coggan, Yahoo!7 News

* [uranium-Australia] Energy Metals signs first uranium export contract, Matt Chambers, The Australian (via Nevada ANP)

December 27, 2011

* [uranium-transport-rail-Australia] Train derailment sparks uranium transport fears, Emma Masters, ABC (via Nevada ANP)

December 23, 2011

Australian uranium to India? A case of seeing dollar signs, but not danger signs

Australian Conservation Foundation's national nuclear campaigner Dave Sweeney says "The Australian Government and the Australian Labor Party is proposing selling uranium to India in a move that would breach our clear obligations under the Treaty of Rarotonga. Now it hasn't spoken about its international obligations and responsibilities, it hasn't formally addressed Indian safeguard deficiencies. So what we have is a government and a resource minister that see dollar signs but no danger signs."

Source: Samantha Donovan, "ACF concerned by change in India's nuclear regulation", December 23, 2011 [note: ACF is Australian Conservation Foundation]

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