28 February 2025

AUKUS ‘impact assessment’ report ignores nuclear sub risks in SA

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released an EPBC Act ‘Impact Assessment Report’ (IAR) to address the environmental impacts of constructing nuclear submarines at Osborne, Port Adelaide. A deluge of documents — the 200-page IAR with 750 pages of appendices — have been released for public consultation running till 17 March. However, the IAR fails to provide answers to community’s right to know on nuclear submarine accident risks and radioactive waste storage facing Port Adelaide.

2 November 2022

Target Oz: Defence Strategic Review must address nuclear risks

The Defence Strategic Review must act in accordance with Australias commitment to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the Ban Treaty) and not seek to compromise that path by supporting roles in nuclear warfare alongside the US.