Well-funded and resourced lobby groups successfully denied Australians a debate about exporting uranium to India. The ALP’s vote in favour of changing their platform is expected to have immediate policy ramifications, writes NAJ Taylor.
Uranium exports
Delegates back Gillard on uranium exports to India
ALP delegates back Julia Gillard on uranium exports to India despite an emotive round of speeches against the proposition. Andrew Crook reports from the national conference floor at The Stump.
Essential: no to uranium exports to India, yes to mining tax
Voters back the mining tax but oppose uranium exports to India, today’s Essential Report shows. And voters are less concerned about a return to Workchoices.
Labor’s incoherent nuclear policy
Exporting uranium to India will boost its civilian and military nuclear programs. But it’s unclear exactly how Labor feels on the issue.
Australia should have an Indian dalliance for uranium, says Lowy
The Lowy Institute’s Andrew Carr has dubiously suggested that Australia reconfigure its uranium export control policy to permit sales to India for civilian energy purposes, writes NAJ Taylor.
Gottliebsen: an Olympic victory for BHP
Olympic Dam is the world’s most valuable mineral deposit and will go close to being the world’s biggest start-up mining development, writes Robert Gottliebsen, of Business Spectator.
Crikey Says: Crikey says: Saudi Australia a reality
For anyone concerned that the Australian resources boom may be upended by a slowdown in demand from China over coming years, remember just two words: Olympic Dam.
Kohler: fugitives of Japan’s climate fallout
We make far more money from coal and gas than uranium exports, so if worldwide uranium demand collapses and is replaced by demand for coal and gas it is fabulous news for the national economy.
The uranium triangle: Australia ties itself to China’s future
Australian reserves of recoverable uranium are one third larger than previously thought, according to a new report by Geoscience Australia, writes Dr Jiaping Wu.
The problem with selling uranium to India
Selling uranium to India raises a host questions, not least among them how India will use it, writes former Australian diplomat Richard Broinowski.
