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IPS: As a mining giant prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban mining of the radioactive mineral has become louder. In fact, the Wongatha Aboriginal clan that calls this region its home does not see any wisdom in having uranium mining in Australia at all. "We don't need uranium mining in this country," says Wongatha leader and pastor Geoffrey Stokes. "We have sun, we've got wind, we've got people. Why should we ......
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Australia’s aboriginal communities clamour against uranium mining
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 9th, 2010
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