{"id":4860,"date":"2023-03-17T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4860"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:41:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:41:04","slug":"disagreement-between-labor-prime-ministers-over-nuclear-waste-deepens-over-submarine-deal-with-aukus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/disagreement-between-labor-prime-ministers-over-nuclear-waste-deepens-over-submarine-deal-with-aukus\/2023\/03\/17\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Disagreement between Labor Party Leaders over nuclear waste deepens over submarine deal with AUKUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent in Collaboration with AAP and ABC News) By Dr. Majid Khan-South<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> premier<\/span> has<\/span> hit<\/span> back<\/span> at<\/span> suggestions<\/span> from<\/span> Labor<\/span> counterparts<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> state<\/span> should<\/span> take<\/span> nuclear<\/span> waste<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> future<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> fleet,<\/span> saying<\/span> the<\/span> decision<\/span> on<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> waste<\/span> goes<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> “nation’s<\/span> interests”.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>SA<\/span> Premier<\/span> Peter<\/span> Malinauskas<\/span> says<\/span> the<\/span> waste<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> stored<\/span> wherever<\/span> is<\/span> safest<\/span>
\n<\/span>Victoria’s<\/span> and<\/span> WA’s<\/span> premiers<\/span> say<\/span> SA<\/span> should<\/span> take<\/span> the<\/span> spent<\/span> fuel,But<\/span> Mr<\/span> Malinauskas<\/span> rejects<\/span> that,<\/span> saying<\/span> decisions<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> “free<\/span> of<\/span> domestic<\/span> political<\/span> concerns”.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Peter<\/span> Malinauskas<\/span> is<\/span> currently<\/span> visiting<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Kingdom,<\/span> where<\/span> he<\/span> has<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Defence<\/span> Procurement<\/span> Minister<\/span> Alex<\/span> Chalk<\/span> and<\/span> toured<\/span> BAE<\/span> Systems’<\/span> facilities<\/span> in<\/span> Barrow-in-Furness,<\/span> where<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> first<\/span> SSN-AUKUS<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarine<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> built.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Divisions<\/span> within<\/span> Labor<\/span> ranks<\/span> over<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> \u2014<\/span> including<\/span> over<\/span> its<\/span> $368<\/span> billion<\/span> cost,<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> strategic<\/span> aims<\/span> and<\/span> consequences<\/span> \u2014<\/span> have<\/span> become<\/span> increasingly<\/span> apparent<\/span> since<\/span> Paul<\/span> Keating’s<\/span> blistering<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> what<\/span> he<\/span> described<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> “worst<\/span> international<\/span> decision”<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> Labor<\/span> government<\/span> since<\/span> conscription.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>While<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Albanese<\/span> yesterday<\/span> rebuked<\/span> Mr<\/span> Keating,<\/span> Labor<\/span> premiers<\/span> have<\/span> since<\/span> voiced<\/span> opposition<\/span> to<\/span> accepting<\/span> nuclear<\/span> waste<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> subs<\/span> in<\/span> their<\/span> states.<\/span> Victoria’s<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Daniel<\/span> Andrews<\/span> said<\/span> yesterday<\/span> that<\/span> as<\/span> South<\/span> Australia<\/span> gains<\/span> jobs,<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> not<\/span> be<\/span> “unreasonable”<\/span> to<\/span> suggest<\/span> that<\/span> submarines<\/span> also<\/span> accept<\/span> spent<\/span> nuclear<\/span> fuel<\/span> when<\/span> they<\/span> reach<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> useful<\/span> life.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“I<\/span> think<\/span> waste<\/span> can<\/span> go<\/span> where<\/span> all<\/span> work<\/span> goes,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Western<\/span> Australian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Mark<\/span> McGowan<\/span> took<\/span> a<\/span> similar<\/span> position,<\/span> proposing<\/span> that<\/span> South<\/span> Australia<\/span> take<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear<\/span> waste<\/span> dump.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Where<\/span> does<\/span> Australia<\/span> dispose<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> waste?<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> agreement,<\/span> Australia<\/span> must<\/span> dispose<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> radioactive<\/span> waste<\/span> produced<\/span> by<\/span> submarines<\/span> on<\/span> Australian<\/span> soil.<\/span> What<\/span> types<\/span> of<\/span> waste<\/span> are<\/span> there<\/span> and<\/span> where<\/span> are<\/span> they<\/span> disposed<\/span> of?<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Nuclear<\/span> warning<\/span> sign<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>But<\/span> Malinaukas<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> of<\/span> SA<\/span> waste<\/span> disposal<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> ruled<\/span> out,<\/span> while<\/span> dismissing<\/span> Andrews’<\/span> claim<\/span> that<\/span> SA<\/span> was<\/span> taking<\/span> away<\/span> jobs<\/span> and<\/span> therefore<\/span> responsible<\/span> for<\/span> waste<\/span> disposal.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“No,<\/span> because<\/span> it<\/span> implies<\/span> that<\/span> this<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> a<\/span> national<\/span> effort,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Malinaukas<\/span> reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> waste<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> stored<\/span> on<\/span> defense<\/span> land,<\/span> saying<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> “defense<\/span> sites<\/span> scattered<\/span> throughout<\/span> the<\/span> Commonwealth<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> country.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Challenges<\/span> Reach<\/span> ‘Beyond<\/span> Our<\/span> Civilization’<\/span>
\n<\/span>On<\/span> his<\/span> ABC<\/span> Radio<\/span> in<\/span> Adelaide<\/span> this<\/span> morning,<\/span> Mr<\/span> Malinaukas<\/span> was<\/span> further<\/span> approached<\/span> about<\/span> Mr<\/span> Andrews’<\/span> comments<\/span> and<\/span> asked<\/span> if<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> any<\/span> opinions.<\/span>
\n<\/span>“No,<\/span> no,<\/span> he<\/span> doesn’t.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“The<\/span> problem<\/span> with<\/span> Andrews’<\/span> comments<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> simple<\/span> assumption<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> show<\/span> is<\/span> somehow<\/span> about<\/span> South<\/span> Australia,”<\/span> Malinaukas<\/span> told<\/span> hosts<\/span> Stacey<\/span> Lee<\/span> and<\/span> Nikolai<\/span> Beilharz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia’s<\/span> first<\/span> Her<\/span> SSN-AUKUS<\/span> submarine<\/span> is<\/span> being<\/span> built<\/span> at<\/span> Barrow-in-Furness<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Australian-made<\/span> model<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> built<\/span> at<\/span> Port<\/span> Her<\/span> at<\/span> Osborne<\/span> near<\/span> Adelaide<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> delivered<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Royal<\/span> Australian<\/span> Navy<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> early<\/span> 2040s.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Malinauskas<\/span> met<\/span> the<\/span> trainee<\/span> overnight<\/span> at<\/span> his<\/span> BAE<\/span> Systems<\/span> site<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> South<\/span> Australia<\/span> was<\/span> desperate<\/span> to<\/span> “replicate<\/span> a<\/span> facility<\/span> like<\/span> this”.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>One<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> “insights”<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> submarine-specific<\/span> need,<\/span> not<\/span> a<\/span> general<\/span> shipbuilding<\/span> capability<\/span> base,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> Malinaukas.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“These<\/span> two<\/span> aren’t<\/span> always<\/span> as<\/span> compatible<\/span> as<\/span> one<\/span> would<\/span> immediately<\/span> assume.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Britain’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Procurement<\/span> Secretary<\/span> said<\/span> development<\/span> and<\/span> construction<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> a<\/span> “one<\/span> way<\/span> street”.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> recognize<\/span> that<\/span> South<\/span> Australia<\/span> has<\/span> an<\/span> enormous<\/span> amount<\/span> of<\/span> expertise<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> can<\/span> benefit<\/span> from<\/span> here,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Chalk.<\/span> \u201cBeing<\/span> greater<\/span> than<\/span> the<\/span> sum<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> parts<\/span> ensures<\/span> an<\/span> integrated<\/span> industrial<\/span> base,<\/span> an<\/span> integrated<\/span> supply<\/span> chain.<\/span> power<\/span> is<\/span> born.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent in Collaboration with AAP and ABC News) By Dr. Majid Khan-South Australia’s premier has hit back at suggestions from Labor counterparts that his state should take nuclear waste from the future AUKUS fleet, saying the decision on where the waste goes should be based on the “nation’s interests”. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,26,280],"tags":[2039,2040,2041,2042,151,1569,1835,1856,1859,2037,2038],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nuc.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4860"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4863,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4860\/revisions\/4863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}