It seems so.
John Howard has, as predicted, embraced nuclear power. He even says that he wouldn't mind living next door to a reactor - of course, the chances of a nuclear power plant being built next to Kirribilli is, shall we say, remote.
Kevin Rudd has guaranteed that an ALP government will not build any reactors in Australia. This might be a slight problem if the ALP's national conference votes to overturn the 'no new mines' policy next year. The implication is that it's ok for people in other countries to live next door to nuclear reactors, but not Australians (as long as we can make a buck out of the uranium they use).
ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1819469.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1819212.htm
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I don't see much of a problem with Rudd's (and previously Beazley's) position. You can be opposed to the domestic production of nuclear energy whilst still respecting the right of other countries to produce it.
It's the current "existing mines good/new mines bad" policy that is intellectually confused.
That's a fair comment. My number one concern with selling uranium, however, is that we have no control over how it's used. I think that there's a problem if Australian uranium is being used for the development of weapons.
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