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Links for all items are at www.antinuclear.net and at www.nuclear-news.net.   I will put links in for future articles, - but not wasting my tim efor articles that are not getting published here

AUSTRALIA

Sorry to harp on about South Australia’s Royal Commission into Nuclear Power  – but it IS the most important matter to come up in Australia’s recent nuclear history. And, it’s all being done in such a hurry.

MEDIA RELEASE 27 February 2015

Ghillar Michael Anderson said from Perth today:

Newsletter date: 3 March 2015

Contents:

* Upcoming Event: Fri 20 March 2015 STICS Forum: First Nations Women Speak out for Treaty [Guest Speakers: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Amy McQuire, Amala Groom & Natalie Cromb]

* Manifesto: National Aboriginal Freedom Movement: Aboriginal Sovereign Manifesto of Demands

I caught up briefly with Tim Wright, a young Australian who is making an impact on the world scene, as he travels internationally promoting the cause of nuclear disarmament. Tim has been a leading light in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) , since 2006, and is ICAN Australia's campaign director.

Newsletter date: 25 February 2015

By Gerry Georgatos - February 21st, 2015 - A couple of years ago, the United Nations ranked Australia second behind Norway in its annual Human Development Index – for public health, social wealth, education, even happiness. But if First Peoples were to stand-alone they would not have been part of that 2nd rating – at the time I estimated they would be 122nd. Two years later, with the major of social determinant indicators going backwards, First Peoples, for quality of life, would rate 132nd.

By Gerry Georgatos - February 20th, 2015 - Each day, a suicide is brought to my attention. I have written widely on the suicide crises. I have written about the disproportionate rate of death by suicide for the descendants of the First Peoples and for first and second generation Australians and for LGBQTI Australians. Recently I wrote about the tragic suicide of 18 year old Philinka Powdrill, who represents so many of the suicides that tear at families long after one is gone.

Just before he took off for New Tork, I caught up briefly with Tim Wright, a young Australian who is making an impact on the world scene, as he travels internationally promoting the cause of nuclear disarmament. Tim has been a leading light in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) , since 2006, and is ICAN Australia's campaign director.

Sorry. Links exist. Can be seen on Australian site www.antinuclear.net and International site www.nuclear-news.net 

AUSTRALIA

National:  a new political party about to take off – the Renewable Energy Party - born in Lismore NSW, but destined for a national future.

Uranium to India. it gets to be a bit of a worry when Australian pro nuclear experts condemn this agreement as  dangerously inadequate.