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March 13th, 2012 
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Anti-nuclear protesters have tried to stop debate in Federal Parliament on legislation for Australia’s first national nuclear waste dump.
The Government’s bill to establish the dump has been passed in the Senate with Opposition support.
The Greens and independent senator Nick Xenophon opposed the legislation.
A group in the public gallery disrupted proceedings, calling out for the dump to be stopped.
They are concerned it will be built on Aboriginal land at Muckaty Station, near Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory.
The Government has consistently stated the legislation did not specify a site for the dump.
But it has offered to give the Northern Territory $10 million if it accepts the waste dump.
Greens spokesman on nuclear issues Scott Ludlam says he is confident the community will continue to fight any plan to use the Northern Territory site.
“That is the unnecessary fight that this Government has picked in a bipartisan consensus with the Opposition who opposed it in the first place,” he said.
“This is the beginning of the campaign to stop Muckaty, not the end.”
Mr Ludlam says the Greens will continue to fight the project.
“The site is in an earthquake zone, it floods regularly, there are very long transport corridors, there are no jobs being applied and it’s opposed from people on the ground, on the front line from Tennant all the way up to the NT Government and people around the country,” he said.
Donna Jackson, from the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, says she is shocked the legislation has been passed while there is still a legal challenge before the courts about the ownership of the Muckaty site.
“Look I honestly didn’t think that they would have the gall to pass this legislation given that the court case is still happening,” she said.
“I’m not sure if it set a precedent but I’m not aware of any other bills passing while there is still a court case in action.”
Jimmy Cocking from the Arid Lands Environment Centre says it is a sad day for the Territory and the country.
“If all of a sudden this starts happening and they construct a nuclear waste facility north of Tennant Creek, the transport of this radioactive waste across the country is going to be a subject of concern with local councils across the country,” he said.
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