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February 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The ban on uranium exploration in NSW could soon become history, with Premier Barry O’Farrell set to introduce new legislation to parliament.
Mr O’Farrell and Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher are due to announce the decision to end the decades-old ban on uranium exploration on Wednesday.
“It is time for NSW to look at every opportunity to join the mining boom, which is delivering enormous profits and jobs to Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia,” Mr O’Farrell told Fairfax media.
The first task was to determine the size of uranium deposits in the state, he said.
“We are not about to rush into mining uranium until we have carried out the necessary environmental and exploration checks and have had a mature and sensible discussion about utilising this resource.
“But we would be crazy not to look at whether this is a viable industry which would deliver jobs and revenue to NSW.”
The Seven Network on Tuesday reported that cabinet had agreed to reverse the state ban, after Mr O’Farrell flagged the change in December.
State parliament will now have to approve legislation repealing the ban.
The NSW Greens, the opposition and environmental groups have urged Mr O’Farrell to stick to his original position and not overturn the ban on uranium mining in the state.
“Next month we are marking the first anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, which is one of the best reasons for not going nuclear,” Greenpeace campaigner Julien Vincent told AAP on Tuesday.
He said uranium mining was bad for the environment and for the economy, with the nuclear industry on the decline.
The only long term, sustainable option was boosting the renewable energy sector, he said.
Federal Greens spokesman on nuclear affairs Scott Ludlam also pointed to the nuclear disaster in Japan on March 11 last year.
“Australian uranium was used in every reactor at Fukushima. Why would the O’Farrell government want New South Wales to be complicit in the next disaster?” he said in a statement.
Uranium mining in the Northern Territory had a “long and sorry” history, Senator Ludlam said, and should serve as an example.
“More than 40 years after (former mine) Rum Jungle’s closure, the federal government recently committed eight million dollars over four years just for an attempt to figure out how to clean up the mess.”
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