New South Wales Deputy Premier JohnBarilaroMP says lifting the state’s ban on uranium mining will put pressure on the federal government to abolish its moratorium on nuclear energy.
New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro says lifting the state’s ban on uranium mining will put pressure on the federal government to abolish its moratorium on nuclear energy. The Berejiklian government has reportedly agreed to support NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham’s proposed bill to lift the ban on uranium mining in New South Wales.
Mr Barilaro said the position of the NSW Nationals has long been in support of uranium mining and nuclear energy, but the bill must be agreed upon in cabinet before it’s passed. “Uranium mining and nuclear energy should be part of Australia’s economic future let alone energy future,” the deputy premier told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “We should be using for our own use, and I’ll be campaigning strongly that the federal government lifts the ban on nuclear energy in this country.
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