Radioactive Show

The Federal Government has recently accepted two new nominations for a site for the National radioactive waste dump at Kimba in South Australia. On this week’s show, we speak to peter woolford from Kimba about their fight to stop the dump as well as to Dave Sweeney, Nuclear free campaigner at the Australian Conservation Foundation. More information can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/No-Rad...

On this week’s show, we talk to activists from the Disarm Avalon, protesting the bi-annual arms fair.   We also talk to Jim Dowling about his recent plough shares action in Brisbane.

The Radioactive Show this week is brought to you by AC and KA and includes two interviews. The first one marks the 6th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. It's with Maki-San from Smile with Kids, an organisation based in Cairns that brings children from Fukushima for a holiday away from their contaminated home towns. The second is with Sanne de Swaart, from Peace Brigade International (...

On this week’s show, we look at the role of ARPANSA, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Australia’s nuclear regulator.   We speak to the organisation’s CEO Carl Magnus Larsson and Dr Rick Tinker, their  Section Manager of Assessment and Advice about ARPANSA’s role in Australia’s radiation safety.www.arpansa.gov.au 

We hear first hand from Candyce Paul of the English River Nation about the devastating impacts of Cameco's uranium mines in Saskatchewan, Canada. Marcus Atkinson gives an update on Cameco's financial woes in its uranium mining ambitions in Western Australia and also failing deals worldwide. Finally a discussion with Kristian Laemmie-Ruff about his art exhibition- Mind the Gap.

Today we hear Australian Nuclear Free Alliance co-chair Vicky McCabe speaking at an action calling on Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg to reject proposals to mine uranium in Western Australia. Friends of the Earth's Nuclear-free campaigner Dr. Jim Green updates us on nuclear industry developments globally and the newly approved deal to sell Australian uranium to the Ukraine.  Gem Romul...

On this week’s show we speak to 3 people from the Hawker community and get their views on the $2 million community development fund that the Federal government has allocated to them, ostensibly regardless of whether the proposed radioactive waste dump goes ahead in their region.  We speak to Robert Webb, Greg Bannon and Regina MacKenzie. Details of the fund can be found here:https://www.business.g...

The State Environment Minister of WA, Albert Jacob, has given state approval to the Yeelirrie uranium mine proposal despite opposition from Traditional Owners and his own government's Environment Protection Agency's findings. The EPA recommended against approval due to the fact that if the mine went ahead, it would almost certainly cause the extinction of a number of Subterrean Stygofauna, tiny un...

On this week's Radioactive Show, we hear an interview with Kumar Sundaram, of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace in India, on the current push by the Modi Govt to force through new nuclear plants and severe repression of any dissent. Also, Dave Sweeney on dodgy laws that remove safeguards and legal culpability of Australian companies selling uranium to India.  

Yami Lester is a Yankunytjatjara man of northern South Australia who was blinded by a "black mist" - fallout from in the 1950’s.  As a young man, he joined the Aboriginal Advancement League in Adelaide.  However, he wanted to take more direct action.  He began as a welfare worker and interpreter for the courts in Alice Springs and went on to work extensively in the areas of Aboriginal education an...

On this week's Radioactive Show we look at the recent extraordinary developments in the South Australian government's push for a high level international waste dump. We speak to Friends of the Earth's national anti-nuclear campaigner Dr Jim Green, Adnyamantha traditional owner Vivianne McKenzie and Cat Beaton from the Conservation Council of South Australia.www.nodumpalliance.org.auwww.foe.org.au/...

We hear about the exciting work of Auckland Peace Action, taking a stance against the New Zealand Government's week of pro-war events. The links between militarisation, colonialism and capitalism are explored, and the parallels of working for peace in the colonised nations of Australia and Aotearoa (NZ). Later in the show hear a clip from Senator Scott Ludlam's address to the IPAN conference, held...

The verdicts out and 70% of the South Australian citizens' jury, a group of 350 members of the South Australian public, have said no to an international radioactive waste dump in SA under any circumstances. In today's show we explore the process and the result with Jim Green of Friends of the Earth, Tauto Sansbury a member of the No Dump Alliance, citizens' juror Trisha Drioli, and Karina Lester,...

Greg talks with long time anti-war activist Jacob Grech about how the military industrial complex is taking global warming seriously and why those who care about the future of the planet need to as well.

Features recordings from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network conference 2016, held in Alice Springs. In its 50th year, Professor Richard Tanter discusses the functions of the Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility, located just 20km from Alice Springs. Joined by Professor Kosuzu Abe, who discusses the impact of the US military activities in Okinawa, a small Japanese island. Finally we turn to...

63 years since the first mainland atomic test at Emu Field in South Australia, we speak with Nuclear Futures director Paul Brown, and Yalata Anangu artist Steve Harrison. 'Nuclear' is an exhibition showing at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute exposing the ongoing legacy of the British atomic tests and informing current debates around nuclear developments. These same communities are f...

Radioactive chats with Dr. Marty Branagan about the relationship between climate change and militarism - we cannot hope to fix the climate crisis without creating a more just, peaceful and disarmed world.

60 years on from the British atomic tests at Maralinga, a series of touring exhibitions keep the stories alive through powerful artwork.  'Black Mist Burnt Country', 'Nuclear' and 'Collisions' are creating spaces for discussion about our nuclear future as communities are faced with debates about uranium mining, nuclear waste and a global nuclear weapons ban.  Joining us today are artists Jessie Bo...

Fully autonomous weapons, or killer robots, are currently under development, representing a new level of morally repugnant violence. Ray Acheson is the director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She tells us why these weapons are highly controversial, after outlining the current inspiring momentum for a treaty to ban nucle...

Regina McKenzie, Lucy Lester and Enice Marsh are three proud Aboriginal women speaking out against state and federal plans for radioactive waste dumps in South Australia; recorded at Exposure: a community expo in Port Augusta. The people of SA have had decades of experience with the nuclear industry and are fed up that governments keep coming back with more poison promises. Senator Ludlam delivers...

On this week's radioactive show, we look at the nuclear waste dump double whammy that South Australia is currently facing. We speak to Dr Jim Green from Friends of the Earth who puts radioactive waste management in context and Cat Beaton from the Conservation Council of South Australia who untangles the confusion surrounding the two very different, but both very alarming proposals and tells us abo...

On this week’s show we speak to Tim Wright from ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. We discuss the recent developments at the UN Conference on Disarmament bringing us closer to a global weapons ban treaty, despite Australia’s efforts to derail the process. We also speak to Dimity Hawkins, a long time disarmament activist and PhD Candidate about Australia’s dependence on Am...

Recordings from the Protecting Country Today Forum on the final day of the Gurindji Festival celebrating 50 years since the Wave hill walk-off. Young countrymen from Borroloola speak out about fracking on their country. We also hear from SEED, an Indigenous Youth Climate Organisation about the work they do in solidarity with communities in the NT.

A round up of peace and conflict news around the world you often don't hear on mainstream media. We also talk to Dr. jim Green from Friends of the Earth about the State of the nuclear waste issues in Australia and the growing gap between renewable and nuclear energy production around the world. We also play Star Wars by Combat Wombat....

This week we bring you some good news from Western Australia where the Environmental Protection Agency's decided not to approve Cameco's proposal to mine uranium at Yeelirrie due to threats to subterranean fauna.  Mia Pepper, nuclear-free campaigner with the Conservation Council of Western Australia (ccwa.org.au) and Koara elder Richard Evans, co-founder of the Western Australian Nuclear Free Alli...