Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Questions without Notice

Radioactive Waste

2:31 pm

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

There is a potential site for a national radioactive waste facility in Leonora in Western Australia that appears to be a suitable site. It's remote—I visited it and, if there is a goanna on it, it is because it is passing on its way to some other place that's better; it's not on agricultural land; it is a deep hard granite rock site; and it has the purported support of the community. They are not asking for public money; just the opportunity to be considered. Why have you not advanced this? Are you going to impose upon us— (Time expired)

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