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Activists bury John Howard's head in coal to demonstrate his government's inaction on climate change. Like coal, nuclear power is not a solution.
Enlarge imageIn Australia
The Australian government must lead the way in putting an end to the nuclear industry. As a voter, you can put pressure on the government to make the right decisions.
The Australian government wants to create nuclear waste dumps in the outback. They want to transport dangerous waste through suburban streets to the dump. It’s not the answer. The only answer to nuclear waste storage is to stop creating the waste.
Around the world
The UN’s Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) promotes nuclear technology even though such technology creates the materials used to make nuclear weapons. Several countries have developed nuclear weapons using their ‘peaceful’ nuclear facilities – India, Israel, South Africa, Pakistan and possibly North Korea. The IAEA needs to focus on the values and principles of the UN, peace, security, and human rights, and not on the nuclear industry's profits.
