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Miss Anne Dryst Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2296 Sydney Gender:	ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Dec 1^st, 2010 at 6:59am One of the ALP's main policies was No Nuclear Power. I say WAS as looks like that is about to change. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/labor-ready-to-say-bewdy-nuke/story-e6freuy9-1225963533476
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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #1 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:13am Well, they will have to run that one past their Green friends first.
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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #2 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:35am chicken_lipsforme wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:13am: Well, they will have to run that one past their Green friends first. They dont HAVE Green friends. plus in the lower house they wont need them nor in the senate. if both parties agree - and they do - then the Greens become irrelevent.
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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #3 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:46am Labor will have to move quickly - there's a new senate in July next year. Nuclear power legislation will be blocked - and so it should be. The cost of one station will equal that of the NBN and it will be 15 years before it's up and running.
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Reply #4 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:49am

LOL, you are a imbecile, MISS, at least you're in good company with Longy,you got that quote about the GREENS "disaster "yet?

Two backbenchers and Martin Furguson, who has been on record for years advocating Nuke power and "MISSY" and the Muppet's call it an ALP "back flip". no wonder everybody laughs at you muppets,LOL.

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Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said those advocating nuclear power had as much right to have the issue debated as those backing changes to gay marriage laws.

"They have as much right to discuss nuclear at the 2011 conference as other people have to debate the issue of gay and lesbian marriage," he was quoted as saying.

A number of Labor MPs have gone public in their support for the low-carbon energy source, including former frontbencher Mark Bishop and NSW senator Steve Hutchins

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Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #5 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:53am I love this call - let's have a debate about having a debate. OK, I'll start - where is a specific proposal for one of the NPPs? 68% or so of Australians don't want one in their back yards - so there's a question to be answered. What technology, and where, and who is going to build it?
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Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #6 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:08am And if there is one MP that this labor supporter dislikes more than most, from either side, it is mutton ferguson.
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Reply #7 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:09am

mantra wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:46am:

Labor will have to move quickly - there's a new senate in July next year.

Nuclear power legislation will be blocked - and so it should be. The cost of one station will equal that of the NBN and it will be 15 years before it's up and running.

If libs and Labor agree no one needs the Green vote in the senate

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Reply #8 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:13am

Please delete wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:53am:

I love this call - let's have a debate about having a debate.

OK, I'll start - where is a specific proposal for one of the NPPs?

68% or so of Australians don't want one in their back yards - so there's a question to be answered.

What technology, and where, and who is going to build it?

No one ever wants ANYTHING in their backyard so thats nothing special. no development or infrastructure EVER gets local support. And in australia here is PLENTY of space so that it is not close to anyone.

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Reply #9 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:17am

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:09am:

mantra wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 7:46am:

Labor will have to move quickly - there's a new senate in July next year.

Nuclear power legislation will be blocked - and so it should be. The cost of one station will equal that of the NBN and it will be 15 years before it's up and running.

If libs and Labor agree no one needs the Green vote in the senate

WOW hey, THREE Labor MPs on record as saying nuke power should be "CONSIDERD" and its a done deal, back flip, all over bar the shouting, LOL Grin

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Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #10 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:20am "No one ever wants ANYTHING in their backyard so thats nothing special. no development or infrastructure EVER gets local support. And in australia here is PLENTY of space so that it is not close to anyone. " And to date, no one has applied to build a NPP - so what is the debate about?
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #11 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:20am Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 6:59am: One of the ALP's main policies was No Nuclear Power. I say WAS as looks like that is about to change. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/labor-ready-to-say-bewdy-nuke/story-e6freuy9-1225963533476 I hope so. We need it.
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Reply #12 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:21am

Please delete wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:20am:

"No one ever wants ANYTHING in their backyard so thats nothing special. no development or infrastructure EVER gets local support. And in australia here is PLENTY of space so that it is not close to anyone. "

And to date, no one has applied to build a NPP - so what is the debate about?

They can build it in my backyard if they want. I just want royalties. Wink

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Please delete Gold Member Offline Please delete this smacking PROFILE Posts: 2936	Re: ALP flip flop on Nuclear Power Reply #13 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:22am "And in australia here is PLENTY of space so that it is not close to anyone. " Between Newcastle and Wollongong, where one person opined there would be six NPPs needed, next to water.
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Reply #14 - Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:27am

Please delete wrote on Dec 1^st, 2010 at 8:22am:

"And in australia here is PLENTY of space so that it is not close to anyone. "

Between Newcastle and Wollongong, where one person opined there would be six NPPs needed, next to water.

ONe thing that we are learning about Renewable Energy is that we need distributed energy tranmission systems because wind farms and geothermal etc are rarely cnveniently placed. from that experience we can plance nuclear power plants well away from towns and cities.

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