Indigenous Elders say they are once again being threatened by nuclear technology on their lands.
Indigenous Elders are warning that their communities' connections to sacred sites may be severed by nuclear power plants proposed by the Opposition. Opposition leader Peter Dutton revealed earlier this week seven sites where the Coalition would seek to build nuclear power plants if elected. One of the proposed sites is on Indigenous elder Aunty Janine Smith’s Country in Tarong, Queensland. According to Smith, the proposal is a "death sentence to the land".
The dispute ended in a Federal Court case discerning whether or not the Northern Land Council had violated the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. While nuclear power plants don't have the same immediate environmental impacts as nuclear weapons testing, there are still concerns. Environmental advocates say the plan will delay an urgently needed shift away from fossil fuels, with Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie calling it a commitment to coal and gas.
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