Nuclear Polling in Solomon: Majority Harbour Doubts over prospect of a Nuclear Territory

New polling released today by the Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) shows strong community concern over federal government plans for more nuclear activities on and around Darwin Harbour.

Over two thirds of people polled were opposed to nuclear waste ships using the Harbour, three quarters opposed uranium processing in the Harbour region and a massive 88% oppose any plans to import and store international radioactive waste in the NT.

The polling has been conducted by ECNT over the past two weeks to gauge community opinion on nuclear issues ahead of Saturday’s election and is based on a commercial poll sample size chosen at random from across the Solomon electorate.

“Nuclear waste is clearly on the nose with people right across Darwin and Palmerston,” said ECNT co-ordinator Charles Roche.

“People want less nuclear activity on and around the Harbour and no ships dropping the nation’s – or the world’s – radioactive waste on Darwin”.  
The poll result follows a series of ECNT radio advertisements and the distribution of material highlighting the threat posed to Darwin Harbour by the federal government’s radioactive waste dump plan.
“With just a few days to ‘the one poll that matters’ all the candidates would do well to heed the clear no radioactive waste message of this poll,” said Charles Roche.

Polling results

Note: # In June 2007 the Liberal Party federal council passed a resolution that supports Australia expanding its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle and worldwide nuclear waste storage.

Detailed information on the nuclear policies and performance of all the political parties can be found at www.votenuclearfree.net
 

Where Your Vote Goes

There’s often confusion and speculation about who your vote will go to if the party you select misses out.  The Australian Electoral Commission website can clear all of it up for us.  By placing a ‘1′ in only one box above the line you are adopting that parties preferences, for instance; by voting 1 for the Green party your first and second preference will go to Tyley and Goodluck respectively, with your third and forth going to the two candidates for the Democrats. The other candidates are numbered according to the Greens ideals, leaving the Citizens Electoral Council in last place.

To inform yourself of what your vote will mean view the Northern Territory Group Voting Tickets here.

Candidates Election Forum 9 October

Who will you vote for in the coming Federal election

What do the candidates have to say on issues of concern to you

Come to the

Election Forum

7.00- 9.00pm Tuesday 9th October

at the Mal Nairn Auditorium

Charles Darwin University

This is a public forum presented for you to put your questions

to candidates in the forthcoming Federal Election.

Candidates from the following major parties have been

invited -

ALP, CLP, & Greens

PRE-ELECTION FORUM

Forum hosted by: NTCOSS, Multicultural Council of the NT,

NT Shelter, Environment Centre of the NT and the AASW NT Branch.

election forum flyer