urg::: Federal Minister applauds SA stance on uranium debate

[Len Kanaar - FoE Sydney]

ABC

Last Update: Thursday, September 8, 2005. 8:08am (AEST)
Federal Minister applauds SA stance on uranium debate

The Federal Government has credited the South Australian Labor 
Government for showing leadership in the uranium mining debate.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) 
Mineral Statistics report, released yesterday, shows strong potential 
for Australia in the global uranium market.

But Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane says the industry is 
being held back by attitudes in states such as Western Australia and 
Queensland.

"There are factions within the Federal Labor Party - Martin Ferguson 
in particular was advocating an expansion of uranium mining, but the 
only clear voice on future uranium mining coming from the Labor Party 
is coming from the South Australian Labor Government," he said.


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