QLD government back-flips on uranium mining ban
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman this afternoon announced the 30-year ban on uranium mining in the state has been lifted. The news comes just after Prime Minister Julia Gillard was in India selling the benefits of Australian- produced uranium. Mr Newman said that Queenslanders should not miss out on the economic opportunities and jobs that uranium mining can deliver. The Qld govt says there are no plans to develop nuclear power or allow the disposal of nuclear waste, but experts are concerned that the environmental risks involved with uranium mining have not yet been discussed.
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