Bloody hell!
Mining industry welcomes China uranium deal
The mining industry has welcomed the ratification of the Australia-China Nuclear Transfer Agreement.
Australia and China have also ratified a Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, paving the way for Australia to export uranium to China.
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says the timing and amount of uranium to exported will be a matter for commercial negotiation.
Rob Rawson from the Minerals Council of Australia says he expects negotiations will begin quickly.
"We welcome the ratification, we think it's both timely and opportune," he said.
"It really paves the way for the export of Australian uranium and technology and services and so on without compromising Australia's strict uranium regulatory regime."
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Uh...of ALL the countries to sell it to, we pass it to the world's rival for BIGGEST Superpower?! Are we trying to kiss both country's arses now? (Pass the lip balm.)
At least if we sold it to the U.S noone would care, but China? Bloody hell.
Selling Uranium to a government so fucked up it even censors the media and polices the Internet? Fuck me sideways.
(And to clarify, I love the people, food and culture, it's just the so-called government that's fucked up.)
And why did our Government let a tool like Downer handle URANIUM exports?!
(So ashamed of our so-called Government as well. Roll on 07 Elections!)
I wanna know what Peter Garrett has to say about this!
(For the unknowing: outspoken lead for Midnight Oil/"the oils" and now STILL outspoken Labor party member, big on Aboriginal land rights, Nuclear technologies, the environment, e.t.c.)
The mining industry has welcomed the ratification of the Australia-China Nuclear Transfer Agreement.
Australia and China have also ratified a Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, paving the way for Australia to export uranium to China.
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says the timing and amount of uranium to exported will be a matter for commercial negotiation.
Rob Rawson from the Minerals Council of Australia says he expects negotiations will begin quickly.
"We welcome the ratification, we think it's both timely and opportune," he said.
"It really paves the way for the export of Australian uranium and technology and services and so on without compromising Australia's strict uranium regulatory regime."
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Uh...of ALL the countries to sell it to, we pass it to the world's rival for BIGGEST Superpower?! Are we trying to kiss both country's arses now? (Pass the lip balm.)
At least if we sold it to the U.S noone would care, but China? Bloody hell.
Selling Uranium to a government so fucked up it even censors the media and polices the Internet? Fuck me sideways.
(And to clarify, I love the people, food and culture, it's just the so-called government that's fucked up.)
And why did our Government let a tool like Downer handle URANIUM exports?!
(So ashamed of our so-called Government as well. Roll on 07 Elections!)
I wanna know what Peter Garrett has to say about this!
(For the unknowing: outspoken lead for Midnight Oil/"the oils" and now STILL outspoken Labor party member, big on Aboriginal land rights, Nuclear technologies, the environment, e.t.c.)