Media releases: Nuclear Free
Roxby: South Australia's radioactive state?
Take action. Mining giant BHP Billiton is seeking federal and SA government approval for a new open pit mine adjacent to the ongoing Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam) underground uranium and copper mine. more »
65th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
ACF’s partner organisation the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons has launched a major new initiative to urge our political leaders to act on the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to take immediate and practical action to end the threat of nuclear war. more »
ACF and friends hit the road to talk about uranium
Mary Aiken, a Bunuba Traditional Owner, and Dave Sweeney at the Fitzroy Crossing forum
Over 10 days in July, the story of Australia’s controversial and contaminating uranium industry was taken to towns and communities throughout the magnificent Kimberley region. more »
The dangerous nuclear cycle starts here ...
Uranium mining unsafe, unnecessary, unwanted.
The uranium industry in Australia has a proven track record of:
· Failed standards, radioactive leaks and spills;
· Unresolved radioactive waste problems;
· Harm to the well-being of Indigenous communities; and
· Health and safety risks to workers.
Read about a nuclear-free Australia »
Winning the war on nukes
ICBM Source: Nogwater (flickr)
A Federal Parliamentary committee recommendation that an international treaty to sell uranium to Russia be delayed is a small victory for the Australian Conservation Foundation and our supporters. We would like thank all those people who sent a letter to Foreign Minister Stephen Smith asking for the treaty to be called off. more »
Radioactive politics (ABC Unleashed)
Labor's Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, in February, announced his intention to locate a radioactive waste dump at Muckaty in the Northern Territory. more »
Is nuclear power part of Australia’s global warming solutions?
Proponents of uranium mining ... more »
ACF's BHP submission
Thanks to all who joined us in letting the decision makers know of the flaws in BHP’s uranium expansion plan. Click on more to read ACF's submission, put together by our Nuclear Free campaigner David Noonan. more »
Nuclear energy: money can't buy love
Welcome to Uranium Street
David Noonan, our Nuclear Free Campaigner, comments on the ABC that nuclear energy is not only hazardous, but reliant on government subsidies to survive. Australia would spend its money more wisely on renewables. more »