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Nuclear dump opposed from Muckaty to Melbourne

Submitted by takver on Fri, 30/04/2010 - 10:55pm

Community opposition to Martin Ferguson's nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station continues to grow. About 40 people convened at short notice outside Martin Ferguson's electoral office on High Street Preston in a colourful protest of speeches, song and street theatre. 'Martin Ferguson' gets 'splashed' with Muckaty nuclear waste in the street theatre performed outside his office.

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Protest at Muckaty waste dump nomination - open-air film night at office of Martin Ferguson, 11 March

Submitted by peter on Sat, 13/03/2010 - 3:12pm

Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson’s announcement on 23 February of plans to dump nuclear waste at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory in spite of opposition from a range of traditional owners triggered immediate protests, including one by FoE’s ACE collective on Friday 26th. A further action took the form of an open-air film night outside his electorate office, with films projected on a makeshift screen on the side wall, while the ‘audience’ made themselves comfortable on the footpath opposite...

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Peter Garrett: 'beds are burning' protest - Melbourne 12 November 09

Submitted by peter on Thu, 12/11/2009 - 12:37pm

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts was in town to deliver a speech on energy saving, but environmentalists staged a welcome designed to remind him of speeches he delivered before he joined the ALP, in the days when he vigourously and vocally opposed policies he now defends ...

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Friends of the Earth Anti-Nuclear Community BBQ at Batman Park - 24 October

Submitted by peter on Sun, 25/10/2009 - 3:18pm

Alongside the 350.org actions yesterday, FoE's Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign held a
community bbq in Batman Park, in the centre of the electorate of pro-nuclear and pro-coal Federal Energy Minister Martin "He might be from Batman, but he ain't no superhero!" Ferguson ...

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