We are proud to have a longstanding position of over fifty years of standing in solidarity with First Nations people in opposing uranium mining, nuclear energy and weapons production, and storage of nuclear waste.
The impacts and risk to Country, nature and people have and will always be unacceptable.
We believe that the current discussion of building nuclear energy in Australia is a deliberate distraction designed to delay the transition away from coal and gas.
If we waited for this nuclear fantasy then coal and gas would keep being burnt and billions of tonnes of more climate pollution would be released. We need to stick to moving to cheaper, clean renewables.
We recommend this great summary of the technological and financial barriers to nuclear energy in Australia: The end of Oppenheimer's nuclear energy dream.
Nuclear reactors cost too much, would take decades to build and produce toxic waste. This is a distraction from helping Australians deal with climate change now.
Read more: Nuclear will mean higher household bills and more climate pollution (19 June)