No Nukes!
For several months, hundreds of anti-uranium and land rights activists have been blockading the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu. Thousands have also shown their opposition to the mine with rallies, pickets, information stalls and public meetings in towns and cities across Australia.
Numerous solidarity actions in support of the campaign have taken place overseas.
Energy Resources Australia has refused to listen to the concerns raised by the Mirrar people, who are faced with the construction of a highly dangerous radioactive pit on their land. The mine is environmental and cultural vandalism.
Both the federal and Northern Territory governments have actively sided with the company to push ahead with the mine. The heavy-handed approach by the police at the blockade has angered many, while also exposing the draconian and highly racist mandatory sentencing legislation used in the NT.
The establishment media have highlighted the “violence” of protesters, rather than profile the impact and potentially dire consequences of the mine once it is fully operational. The recent screening of David Bradbury's Jabiluka on SBS is one notable exception.
Green Left Weekly has closely followed and supported the campaign to stop the Jabiluka mine. Nearly every week, there is an update on events at the blockade, and interviews with activists and information on how to get involved in the campaign.
Since its inception, Green Left Weekly has been an important source of news and analysis on the nuclear industry and uranium mining. The detailed articles in the paper -- such as those by expert researcher Jim Green -- expose the lies and misinformation peddled by both government and industry.
To be kept informed and up to date with the campaign to halt Jabiluka, the proposed Beverley mine and waste dump, or the reactor at Lucas Heights, you simply can't do without a subscription to Green Left Weekly.
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