The Wire

Politicians, unionists and Indigenous elders were protesting today while Parliament was in session. The protest, joined by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and MP Adam Bandt, is against the government’s planned legislation, which will entrench the Northern Territory’s MUCKATY site as the only area to dump radioactive waste in. Minister for Resources,Energy and Tourism Martin Ferguson plans to push through the law in Parliament. Muckaty traditional owners say no prior consultation nor consent was sought about the proposed dump site and will have grave results for indigenous residents in NT. Indigenous traditional owners have taken a legal case in the Federal court to contest the Government’s Muckaty nomination.