ANFA Australia Nuclear Free Alliance 2011-2012 Annual Report from the bush to the boardroom Contents pg 1 Foreword pg 2 ANFA Committee 2011-2012 pg 3 Activities & projects pg 3 Dirt Cheap – film remake pg 3 BHP Billiton Annual General Meeting pg 4 ASEN Training camp pg 4 Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud exhibition pg 4 Japan solidarity activities pg 5 ANFA presence at John Butler concert pg 5 Students of Sustainability conference pg 5 Lizards Revenge protest festival pg 5 Walkatjurra Walkabout pg 6 National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples – Roundtable pg 6 Uranium Education pack pg 6 Sovereignty pg 6 YouTube Channel launched pg 7 Campaign Updates & News pg 7 Election outcomes Income May 11 Jun 11 Jul 11 Aug 11 Sep 11 Oct 11 Nov 11 Dec 11 Jan 12 Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr 12 TOTAL pg 7 Olympic Dam - Deferral and court challenge pg 9 Muckaty proposed waste dump Donations 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 41,000.00 pg 10 Ranger uranium mine Internal Income transf er 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,357.10 0.00 0.00 19,357.00 pg 10 Ranger 3 Deeps expansion pg 11 West Australia Nuclear Free Alliance Reimbursed Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 pg 11 Wiluna proposed uranium mine Expense pg 12 Death notices pg 13 ANFA 2011 National Meeting Statement Administration Expense 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 pg 15 2012 - 2013 Calendar Campaign Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.63 pg 16 ANFA financial statement pg 18 Australia Nukes Map catering 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 Conference 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,183.64 2,919.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,102.73 Consultant 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Donation to FoE groups 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 Dues and Subscriptions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Merchandise exp 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1,270.37 2,376.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,106.41 Payroll 0.00 437.46 874.92 874.92 1,312.38 874.92 874.92 1,548.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,798.36 Photocopying 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.70 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.89 Postage and Delivery 96.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.55 Stationary 0.00 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.09 Telephone & fax 0.00 0.00 0.00 345.45 0.00 523.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 868.86 Travel 0.00 0.00 3,144.39 9,629.95 2,658.91 711.03 0.00 62.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,206.73 Total Expense 96.55 446.55 8,019.31 13,301.64 10,335.86 2,109.36 874.92 1,941.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37,125.67 Total Income 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,357.10 0.00 0.00 60,708.65 Total as of April 2012 23,583.10 ANFA Financial STatement Foreword ANFA has generously been funded by the Poola and Dara foundation for a number of years. This 2011- 2012 was again a busy year for the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA). Elections were funding is due to run out in 2012. Annually these funds are spent on wages to organise the ANFA held in Queensland and the Northern Territory. We saw the overturning of the uranium exploration annual meetings, and towards travel of Indigenous Australians whose country is affected or ban in NSW, the threat of the uranium mining ban being lifted in Queensland and the aggressive threatened by nuclear activities. There are many organisations that help in the running of ANFA and pursuit of other mine proposals across the country. The expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium contribute time and resources to ANFA. mine was approved and in response over 500 people came to the Lizard’s Revenge protest and then BHPB announced the deferral of the mine expansion. The National Radioactive Waste Management The ANFA committee would like to extend great thanks to those organisations in particular Friends of Act was passed by the Senate, advancing plans for a radioactive waste dump at Muckaty, 120km the Earth Australia. north of Tennant Creek in the NT. We would also like to extend the warmest gratitude to our funders the Poola Foundation (Tom Kantor On the positive side Jeffery Lee’s proposal to see the Koongarra region (including 14,000 tonne Fund) whose generous support has ensured ANFA has grown and thrived and helped inform uranium deposit) incorporated into the Kakadu National Park was endorsed by the Northern Land communities across Australia about the sad reality of the nuclear industry. Thank you for your Council. The Federal Government has committed to the permanent protection of the area and we support over the years and for your commitment to a nuclear free future. look forward to seeing this realised in coming months.

The ANFA committee has worked hard to respond to political developments and media reports and make the voice of ANFA members heard locally, nationally and internationally. We have tried various strategies to support people in ANFA to challenge unwanted proposals. There has been a huge amount of work done across several important campaign areas. This report will cover the main activities of the ANFA committee since the 2011 national meeting and document some of the key is- Income May 11 Jun 11 Jul 11 Aug 11 Sep 11 Oct 11 Nov 11 Dec 11 Jan 12 Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr 12 TOTAL Income May 11 Jun 11 Jul 11sues acrossAug 11 the Sepcountry 11 thatOct may 11 impactNov ANFA11 Decmembers. 11 Jan ANFA 12 hasFeb had 12 increasing Mar 12 contacts Apr 12 with TOTAL Aboriginal communities concerned about the nuclear industry. Donations 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 41,000.00 Donations 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 41,000.00 Internal Income transf er 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,357.10 0.00 0.00 19,357.00 Internal Income transf er 0.00 0.00 0.00The ANFA 0.00Committee0.00 2011-20120.00 would like0.00 to thank0.00 all the supporters0.00 19,357.10 and ANFA members0.00 who 0.00 19,357.00 have volunteered their time to challenge the nuclear industry. We have seen several big wins across Reimbursed Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 Reimbursed Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 351.55 the country and internationally and now more than ever your support has helped this movement. Expense Expense ANFA would also like to acknowledge the financial support of the Poola Foundation (Tom Kantor Administration Expense 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 Administration Expense 0.00 0.00 4,000.00Fund) which0.00 facilitated0.00 the annual0.00 meeting0.00 in 2011 and0.00 2012 and0.00 Senator0.00 Scott Ludlam 0.00 for hosting 0.00 4,000.00 Campaign Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.63 Campaign Costs 0.00 0.00 0.00the monthly842.63 ANFA Committee0.00 phone0.00 link 0.00ups. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.63 catering 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 catering 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,695.42 Conference 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,183.64 2,919.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,102.73 Conference 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,183.64 2,919.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,102.73 Consultant 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Consultant 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Donation to FoE groups 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 Donation to FoE groups 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 300.00 Dues and Subscriptions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Dues and Subscriptions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Merchandise exp 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1,270.37 2,376.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,106.41 Merchandise exp 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1,270.37 2,376.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,106.41 Payroll 0.00 437.46 874.92 874.92 1,312.38 874.92 874.92 1,548.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,798.36 Payroll 0.00 437.46 874.92 874.92 1,312.38 874.92 874.92 1,548.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,798.36 Photocopying 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.70 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.89 Photocopying 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.70 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.89 Postage and Delivery 96.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.55 Postage and Delivery 96.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.55 Stationary 0.00 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.09 Stationary 0.00 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.09 Telephone & fax 0.00 0.00 0.00 345.45 0.00 523.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 868.86 Telephone & fax 0.00 0.00 0.00 345.45 0.00 523.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 868.86 Travel 0.00 0.00 3,144.39 9,629.95 2,658.91 711.03 0.00 62.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,206.73 Travel 0.00 0.00 3,144.39 9,629.95 2,658.91 711.03 0.00 62.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,206.73 Total Expense 96.55 446.55 8,019.31 13,301.64 10,335.86 2,109.36 874.92 1,941.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37,125.67 Total Expense 96.55 446.55 8,019.31 13,301.64 10,335.86 2,109.36 874.92 1,941.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37,125.67 Total Income 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,357.10 0.00 0.00 60,708.65 Total Income 0.00 41,000.00 0.00 351.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,357.10 0.00 0.00 60,708.65 Total as of April 2012 23,583.10 Total as of April 2012 23,583.10 ANFA Committee calendar 2012-2013

Honorary President and members Environment /health representatives October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 Cat Beaton Uncle Kevin Buzzacott - Arabana Environment Centre of the NT 5th – 8th ANFA Meeting Alice Annual General Meeting season; 10th Human Rights Day Mrs Eileen Wingfield - Kokatha Springs BHP Billiton, Paladin, Toro En- Avon Hudson - Maralinga veteran Nectaria Calan ergy... Friends of the Earth Adelaide BHP Annual General Meeting Co-Chairs 29th Tully McIntyre (proxy Jim Green) Donna Jackson (NT) Friends of the Earth Melbourne January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 Gordon Mandijalu (WA) Peter Watts (SA) Justin O’Brien, proxy Kirsten Blair 26th Invasion/Survival Day 28th Japan Speaking tour begins Japanese speaking tour Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation Darwin –Darwin, Perth, Mel- Committee Members NT bourne, Canberra, Sydney Mia Pepper - 28th Feb - 12th March Marilyn Cavenagh Conservation Council of WA 18th U.S.-Russian “Megatons to 23rd - 30th anniversary of Donna Jackson Megawatts” agreement, managed President Reagan’s “Star Margie Lynch (retired in early 2012) Clive Rosewarne by USEC, expires. Wars” speech. Penny Phillips / Dianne Stokes Public Health Association of Australia 11th 2 year anniversary Committee Members SA Dave Sweeney Fukushima Australian Conservation Foundation 13th Sorry Day Sue Haseldine 9th WA elections Peter Watts (proxy Amanda Watts) Hilary Tyler WA Radioactive Exposure Medical Association for Prevention of War Tour Committee Members WA Natalie Wasley April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 Kado Muir - Goldfields Beyond Nuclear Initiative David Jones - Midwest 10th Human Rights Day 1st – May Day Marianne Mckay - South West 26th Chernobyl Day 27th Reconciliation week Curtis Taylor - Pilbara William Watson - Kimberley 22nd - May 3 Nuclear Non-Prolif- 11th & 28th - 15th anniversary 24th is the 65th anniversa- eration Treaty (NPT) preparatory of the Indian and Pakistan first ry of the Berlin Blockade. meeting for the 2015 Geneva. nuclear tests. 5th is the 4th anniversary of 11-12th International Ura- Obama’s speech on nuclear nium Conference - Darwin weapons. July 2013 August 2013 September 2013

10th Human Rights Day 26th Invasion/Survival Day 7th Threatened species day Students of Sustainability 5th Diggers and Dealers Confer- 27th Maralinga Day ence 1st- 30th France anti nuclear walk 6th Hiroshima Day NAIDOC Week 9th Nagasaki Day Australian Uranium Conference - 2nd – 14th WANFA Art exhibition Fremantle Fremantle 9th -12th proposed ANFA meeting in Perth/ Fremantle the false claims of the nuclear industry and to building and strengthening alliances with Aboriginal and mainstream health groups. International activities & projects Australia’s involvement in the nuclear trade has global implications. The meeting was joined by anti-nuclear activists from the Navajo Nation and France. The group discussed how all uranium exported from Australia ends up as nuclear weapons or nuclear waste and causes problems for people in many different countries. ANFA affirmed a commitment to working with fellow activists dirt cheap- 30 years on across all nations for a nuclear free future. November 9, 2011: Launch of Dirt Cheap remake Climate Change In 2011, Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation and the Environment Centre NT partnered to re-edit and The meeting agreed that nuclear power is no solution to climate change and that Australia’s energy reproduce a 30 year old documentary called Dirt Cheap. The film includes rare footage of then Mirarr future must be renewable not radioactive. The meeting resolved to work with climate change activists Senior Traditional Owner Toby Gangale stating clear opposition to mining on his country and docu- to debunk claims that nuclear power has a role to play in reducing greenhouse emissions. ments his concerns about uranium and the Ranger uranium mine. The film shows how the Federal Government overrode the human rights of Kakadu Traditional Owners in order to impose a Fukushima toxic industry in a World Heritage Area. The meeting heard a first hand report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the spread of radioactive contamination in Japan. Supported by anti-nuclear groups, people in Japan are fighting Dirt Cheap 30 years on relates directly to the current pressures faced by Mirarr with the proposed the lax radiation protection standards set by the government. Ranger 3 Deeps underground mine expansion. The film also conveys the concerns about the Fukushima nuclear disaster through an interview with Yvonne Margarula. The ongoing Fukushima disaster makes it imperative that Australia acknowledges the costs and consequences of exporting uranium. This is particularly important given that uranium from Ranger Narrated by Veronica Wellings, Dirt Cheap was launched in Melbourne on November 9, 2011 to a and Olympic Dam is sold to Japanese utilities. crowd of 100 people. It has been screened as part of a tour of WA communities including Wiluna, Leonora, Kalgoorlie and Punmu. Dirt Cheap has screened at Students of Sustainability 2012, at Radioactive Waste Melbourne University and as part of the International Uranium Film Festival in Rio de Janiero. The meeting heard from Muckaty Traditional Owners and representatives from other NT Further local and international screenings are scheduled for the second half of 2012 including communities targeted for a national radioactive waste dump. The current plan offers Traditional Darwin, Berlin and Amsterdam. Owners at Muckaty compensation to host the dump in the form of roads, housing and education scholarships. These are basic human rights and essential services and should be provided by government anyway – citizenship entitlements should not be dependent on communities accepting BHPB Annual general meeting a radioactive waste dump. The meeting resolved to support any Traditional Owners facing this toxic bargain, urged people to resist waste transport through their land and called for responsible November 17, 2011: BHPB AGM radioactive waste management by leaving it close to the site of production, supported by scientific ANFA has played an important role in bringing attention to BHP Billiton activities by attending annual expertise and scrutiny. general meetings. In 2011 Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Mitch, Richard Evans, Glen Cooke, Darcy Harris, Peter Watts and Donna Jackson attended from ANFA. After a long meeting, senior lore men Glen Walk Away from Uranium Mining Cooke and Darcy Harris were cut short, spoken over and interrupted during their questions, while The meeting acknowledged and supported the efforts of those currently involved in the Walk Away other BHPB shareholders or proxies were given free range to spout racist comments. This was an from Uranium Mining – a walk from Wiluna to Perth to highlight the cultural and environmental appalling display of BHPB’s racism at the highest level. impacts of uranium mining. Some international members of the Walk attended the ANFA meeting to share their stories. To challenge this behaviour, letters were sent to organisations which receive funding from or have regular meetings with BHPB, explaining that people were deeply offended by the rude and racist Trade Unions behavior at the BHPB AGM. Oxfam responded to this correspondence and a process of mediation The meeting shared stories of working with trade unions. Unions have a long and successful history regarding the conflict is ongoing with ANFA representatives, Oxfam and BHPB. of campaigning on behalf of their members and of supporting communities including the campaign against the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. The meeting heard that there are many simple ways to work with unions to make campaigns stronger. Union liaison and cooperation on the NT waste dump campaign is set to grow in the coming period.

Moratorium The meeting called for a moratorium on all uranium mining and dumping of nuclear waste in Australia, pending a public inquiry into the impacts of uranium exports overseas and implications of Australian uranium used in Japan by TEPCO at the Fukushima reactor. ASEN Training

January 2012: ASEN training Camp Workshops on national nuclear issues were held by ANFA members at the Australian Student ANFA statement 2011 Environment Network training camp. New student representatives for ANFA were elected: Aimee Bull-McMahon (Sydney) and Cristel Chambers (Adelaide). The 2011 meeting of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance was held on the weekend September 9-11 on the land of the Undoolya people in Alice Springs.

Manuwangku - under the nuclear cloud The meeting coincided with events worldwide marking six months since the Fukushima nuclear disaster began in Japan. The meeting was also at the same time as the 10 week Walk Away From January 2012: Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud exhibition Uranium Mining in Western Australia. Natalie Wasley, ANFA Committee representative from the Beyond Nuclear Initiative, Muckaty Tradi- tional Owners and Sri Lankan photographer Jagath Dheerasekara collaborated to produce a photo ANFA 2011 was attended by representatives of the following Aboriginal and Indigenous Nations and exhibition about the community and land under threat from the national radioactive waste dump pro- organisations and affiliated organisations: posal. A grant was received from Amnesty International Human Rights Innovation Fund to begin the Arabunna, Arrernte (central and eastern), Kadyede, Kokatha/Anterkirinya, Kokatha/Mirning, Kokatha/ project, and hundreds of people have also contributed through ‘crowd-funding’ to help print exhibition Narrangar, Larrakia, Mirarr, Navajo, Wajarri Yamatji, Warumungu, Warlmanpa, Warlpiri, Whadjuk/ catalogues and facilitate the tour. Yuet, Wilman/Bibulman.

Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud launched at the Pine Street Gallery in Sydney as part of the Arid Lands Environment Centre, Australian Conservation Foundation, Beyond Nuclear Initiative, Sydney Festival and also opened the ‘HeadOn’ photo festival in Sydney. Bunny Nabarula and Penny Choose Nuclear Free, Conservation Council WA, Environment Centre NT, Environmental Defenders Phillips from ANFA spoke alongside representatives from Amnesty International and Jumbunna In- Office (NT), French Network for a Nuclear Phase out (Sortir Du Nucleaire), Friends of the Earth digenous House of Learning (UTS) at the launch. The exhibition has toured to Perth, Melbourne and (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane), Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Medical Darwin and will feature in the 2013 Adelaide Fringe Festival. Association for Prevention of War, Mundatharra Aboriginal Corporation, National Tertiary Education Union (NSW), Public Health Association of Australia, Western Australian Nuclear Free Alliance. Japan solidarity The meeting opened with a statement from Mirarr Senior Traditional Owner Yvonne Margurula who has expressed great sadness that uranium mined from her country in Kakadu National Park is fuelling the radiation problems at Fukushima. March 11, 2011- ongoing: Japan solidarity ANFA has done its best to offer solidarity to the people of Japan since the Fukushima disaster. A message of solidarity was also sent from Djok Senior Traditional Owner Jeffery Lee, who is Co-chair Peter Watts and ECNT representative Cat Beaton attended the World Conference for a fighting to see his country at Koongarra incorporated into Kakadu National Park to protect it forever Nuclear Power Free World in Yokohama with over 11,000 participants. There was great media re- from uranium mining. sponse in Japan. A lot of networks were made which has created opportunities for future joint work with Japanese groups – in particular the Peace Boat. The meeting resolved the following statements: The Senior Mirarr Traditional Owner Yvonne Margarula made a heartfelt video message about the Exploration/Land Tenure effects of uranium mining on her country in the Kakadu region. She spoke about the sorrow felt for It is important to expose the fact that Aboriginal people have very limited rights to say no to uranium people suffering from the Fukushima Nuclear disaster. This video message was played at mining. Land Rights give you some rights; Native Title gives you no rights. Fukushima anniversary events around Australia and Japan on March 11, 2012. Following a legal briefing the meeting agreed to: ACF representative Dave Sweeney went to Japan in August for the International Physicians for the • work with groups that campaign and advocate on this issue and inform Land Councils and Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) congress in Hiroshima. The meeting released a strong representative bodies of this concern, statement highlighting the risks associated with the nuclear industry. Indigenous concerns about ura- • challenge and push Land Councils and representative bodies to represent their constituents and nium mining were prominent and well received in Japan. ensure the counter-industry view is provided, • remind Land Councils and representative bodies that they are legally required to represent Traditional Owners - not mining companies and they need to start doing this or face legal action.

Health Despite nuclear industry assurances, we know that there is no safe dose of radiation. Many people at ANFA have personal or family experiences of these health effects including from the atomic tests. There has never been compensation for atomic testing, which impacted Aboriginal people so greatly. The industry claims that low levels of exposure to radiation are safe, that we need a nuclear industry to treat people with cancer, or that previous nuclear accidents like the recent Fukushima explosion are not too bad, but these claims are all false. The meeting affirmed its commitment to challenging Death notices John butler Concert

Over the last year ANFA has lost several members and close friends. April 2012: ANFA presence at John Butler concert ANFA co-chair Donna Jackson gave an inspiring speech about ANFA and the nuclear free movement Former ANFA Committee member J. Yowyeh from Rockhampton sadly passed away in 2011. She to an audience of 3000 people at the John Butler concert in Darwin. had been working on a conference to bring together people affected by the nuclear industry across the Pacific Region. This has been very sad news for everybody; a letter and acknowledgement of her great work and dedication to a nuclear free world was written and sent to her family. A memorial students of sustainability was held for her on the “Walk Away from Uranium Mining” by some of her friends who were walking in West Australia at the time. She will be missed greatly by all those lucky enough to have met her. July 4-8, 2012: SOS ANFA was strongly represented at Sadly two of the Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) Kungka Tjuta women who were crucial in defending their the annual Students of Sustainability country from the proposed national waste dump near Woomera passed away in 2012. A letter from conference held in Bendigo,Victoria. ANFA was sent to the Coober Pedy community at funeral time acknowledging the amazing work of Mitch, Aunty Sue Haseldine and Darren Mrs Brown and Mrs Crombie and their role in setting up and inspiring ANFA. The Kungkas won their Bloomfield attended and ran workshops campaign to stop the proposed nuclear dump and have inspired many people around the country along with representatives from FoE, to stand up against the nuclear industry and the government. They will be sadly missed and always ACF and Gundjheimi. Workshops remembered. covered uranium mining, Olympic Dam “From our heart to you, this book is for expansion/the Lizard’s Revenge Festival everyone to learn” rare earth mining and the proposed national radioactive waste dump at We are the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta – Senior Muckaty. Many students were motivated Aboriginal Women of Coober Pedy, South to join the nuclear free campaign. Australia.

Us Kungkas, we are always talking strong. Never stop talking. Always thinking about the Lizard's revenege future generations, black and white. July 2012: Lizard’s Revenge Now we’ve stopped the radioactive waste Over 500 people attended the Lizard’s Revenge Festival at Olympic Dam to protest against the dump we are having a good break. Still proposed threefold expansion and related transport and export of uranium and copper concentrate looking after the country and all the kids, that through SA and the NT. There was over five days of positive media coverage and only weeks after we never stop. Still teaching them our story. the event it was reported that BHPB delayed the investment decision on the proposed Olympic Dam Until we have finished we will tell our story. expansion, citing the uncertainty of the global economy as the major reason for the delay. This book is for everyone to learn. We give Walkatjurra Walkabout all our ideas about looking after the country. All the words from our heart, talking true way August -September 2012 about everything we did fighting the poison. Led by the Walkatjurra Rangers, people All the stories with all the pictures of us gathered from all over Australia to walk talking straight out, traveling everywhere. from Yeelirrie to Leonora connecting people culture and country and uniting Your turn now to look after the country against the nuclear industry. Yeelirrie de- properly. Don’t forget about that poison. Be posit has recently been bought by Cam- eco and means ‘place of death’. The walk strong like us. Don’t be scared of the Government. We weren’t scared and we’re elderly ladies. also stopped in Wiluna for a public meet- ing with Dr Mudd and a photoshoot at the From our heart to you, this book is for everyone to learn. proposed Wiluna uranium mine just 80km from Yeelirrie. The ABC 7.30 Report sent Ivy Makinti Stewart, Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Eileen Unkari Crombie, Emily Munyungka Austin, a film crew to cover the story. The Walk Tjunmutja Myra Watson. finsihed at Kutnatu Ngurra, with a WANFA meeting. National congress West Australia Nuclear Free Alliance WANFA has been focused on community education. WANFA made many trips to Wiluna, Leonora and August 20, 2012: National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples – roundtable on ‘First Kalgoorlie to keep people informed about the progress of uranium proposals. For the first time WANFA Peoples and Extractives Industries’. visited Jigalong, Parngurr and Punmu communities in the Western Desert with Curtis Taylor, Uncle ANFA Honorary President Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, and Chairperson of the West Australia Nuclear Glen Cooke, the Hon. Robin Chapple and CCWA campaigner Mia Pepper. Free Alliance Kado Muir attended the roundtable. ANFA Committee members Justin O’Brien and Kirsten Blair represented Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation and Dave Sweeney represented the WANFA was involved in the 2012 Walkatjurra Walkabout and the 2011 Walk Away from uranium Australian Conservation Foundation. Presentations were made to UN Special Rapporteur on the mining – a 1200km walk from Wiluna to Perth arriving at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Rights of Indigenous Peoples Professor James Anaya. Other attendees included Warren Mundine Meeting. ANFA representatives came over to Perth to welcome the walkers home. In 2012 another and Marcia Langton from the Australian Uranium Association’s Indigenous Dialogue Group and walk is occurring in partnership with the Walkatjurra Rangers. The walk will finished in Leonora with a company representatives from Rio Tinto, FMG and BHPB. The ANFA delegates took an important WANFA meeting. stand against the powerful interests representing the mining industry and challenged the idea that the uranium mining industry would inevitably expand in Australia. In WA several uranium projects were put on hold, including Cameco’s Kintyre uranium project in the Western Desert, the BHPB Yeelirrie project near Wiluna was put on hold and then sold to Cameco for Uncle Kevin Buzzacott gave Professor James Anaya the ‘Muckaty Voices’ DVD as well as a letter $430 million. Mega Uranium’s Lake Maitland project has not progressed. The fight continues to get rid from the ANFA Committee and the 2011 ANFA statement. of the pro-uranium Liberal Government, to be present in communities to offer support and alternative infrmation to that of the self-interested mining companies and to stop Toro Energy’s Uranium Education Pack proposed Wiluna uranium mine.

The Arid Lands Environment Centre has produced an education kit about uranium exploration and mining for communities, developed with the assistance of ANFA Committee members. A draft of the project was presented at the 2011 ANFA meeting. The kit is available as a hard copy DVD/booklet or as an online resource (see links below) and is currently recorded in English and Arrernte, with plans to include other languages as well.

Download software first: http://www.italklibrary.com/download-form/ Then download booklet here: http://www.italklibrary.com/italk/environment/ Sovereignty

After the 40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra on January 26 2012, which many ANFA members attended, the Sovereignty movement around Australia erupted with Tent Embassies popping up across the country. Many ANFA members have been active in establishing and maintaining the embassies.

There are now Embassies established in Bunbury, Broome, Canberra, Cowra, Kuradji/Sandon Point, Morree, Musgrave, Perth, Portland and Woomera (NSW), with plans to establish one in Port Augusta. Toro's proposed Wiluna Uranium Mine

The proposed uranium mine at Wiluna WA by Toro Energy Ltd is being pushed through ANFA SOCIal Media environmental approvals. WANFA has been very involved in supporting and reaching out to Traditional Owners in Wiluna. Mr Glen Cooke has been very outspoken against the mine and has lodged an appeal against the EPA decision to approve the mine. ANFA also made a submission ANFA has established a presence on social media, including a webpage, youtube channel and an against the proposed mine. The mine may have state approval by the end of 2012 and possible email address that Committee members monitor on a rotational basis. Federal approval by 2013. This may become WA’s first uranium mine. Groups in WA will use ANFA Youtube channel: every means possible to stop this mine and are exploring legal avenues to challenge the http://www.youtube.com/user/ANFAonline?feature=plcp contact mine as well as targetting the company’s major shareholders. WANFA is looking to work more closely with others in SA and the NT where there is a common ANFA e-mail address: [email protected] company involved; in particular Cameco and Toro Energy. WANFA also hope to collaborate over ANFA webpage: www.anfa.org.au uranium transport issues where WA uranium is destined for Darwin or Adelaide for export. Ranger Uranium Mine Campaign Updates The Ranger uranium mine is operated by Rio Tinto subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) and has been operating on Mirarr country wholly surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park in the NT for three decades. Election outcomes

The mine has a track record of over 150 leaks, spills and license breaches. The radioactive and Queensland - An incredibly conservative LNP won the election by a landslide, with the ALP retaining only 7 seats. Though the Premier has said he isn’t interested in pursuing uranium mining, highly toxic tailings dam leaks 150,000 litres a day. In early 2011 the Ranger mine closed its there is increasing pressure from industry advocates within Queensland and by the federal production operations for 5 months due to mismanagement of water. The Ranger open cut pit is government to lift the ban on uranium mining. Queensland has no restrictions on uranium exploration nearing the end its life and after processing stockpiled ore is required to close in 2021 and have and there are several projects that would be very quick to apply for approvals if the ban is lifted. completed rehabilitation to a world heritage standard by 2026. Northern Territory - The Country Liberal Party won the NT election in August 2012. Their pre- election position was in favour of expanded mining. The CLP have a strong pro-mining and pro- uranium stance in the NT. The CLP made no promise and did not clarify thier position about the Ranger 3 Deeps expansion proposed nuclear waste dump at Muckaty. It seems that the CLP view on Muckaty is that it will go ahead whether they oppose it or not so are unlikely to speak against it or support the community In 2012 ERA began constructing a tunnel to ‘explore’ the predicted 34,000 tonne uranium deposit campaign to the extent of the previous ALP government. known as Ranger 3 Deeps. Labeling this activity ‘exploration’ has allowed the company to avoid any environmental assessment as it progressed towards establishing a new underground mining New South Wales - The ban on uranium exploration in NSW was overturned in March 2012. The operation within Kakadu National Park. Environment groups and Mirarr have repeatedly called on legislation alters the NSW Land Rights Act to say that no consent is needed from Aboriginal Land Councils when exploring for uranium. There are already companies visiting in and around Broken Hill authorities to ensure that the highest level of scrutiny is applied to all aspects of the Ranger 3 Deeps talking to people about projects. ANFA is working to establish more contacts in the areas where there project. These concerns were reinforced by the revelation in mid September 2012 that ERA has is likely to be exploration. ANFA has invited community representatives from NSW to attend the 2012 been given regulatory clearance to mill a 30,000 tonne ore sample from the new project area which ANFA meeting. will produce 81 tonnes of market-grade uranium. Olympic Dam (ODM) Deferral In August 2012

In August 2012 BHP Billiton announced a delay of the ODM expansion. The ANFA committee has spent much time discussing this - we remain cautious and vigilant as the project has not been stopped, merely deferred. We suspect that BHPB may try to do a smaller project under the existing Federal and State approvals, which extend beyond the Indenture Act deadline of December 15th 2012. BHPB have said that they are committed to the project and still want to do it – but want to do it more cheaply. The company has suggested that they will consider heap leach processing as an option. Olympic Dam (ODM) court challenge

Uncle Kevin Buzzacott challenged the Federal approval of the Olympic Dam expansion, with the help of FoE Adelaide and the Environmental Defenders Office. It was argued that the approval is too broad to constitute a proper approval, as much of the environmental assessment and decision making was left up to plans and studies that have not yet been prepared or considered by the Minister or the public, and that the Minister did not properly consider all environmental impacts of the proposal. On the 20th April 2012 Uncle Kevin Buzzacotts’ case was dismissed, and BHP Billiton and the Federal Environment Minister applied for costs. Uncle Kevin has appealed the decision on the following grounds:

1. The judge was mistaken in ruling that the Minister did not need to consider existing conditions imposed by the state of South Australia on water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin. These conditions refer to the Indenture Act, which contains provisions allowing BHPB to seek further water licences beyond the current licence limit of 42 million litres per day.

2. The judge was mistaken in holding that the approval was sufficiently certain with regard to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The judge focused on the certainty of the conditions attached to the approval, however the argument was that the whole of the approval is uncertain because so much of the project design is left to be defined by studies and plans set out in the conditions which are yet to be done.

In July it was ruled that Uncle Kevin will not have to pay costs, however we are still awaiting a ruling on the appeal. Muckaty - proposed Waste dump

In 2012 the National Radioactive Waste Management Act was passed with two amendments: one will mean states have to pay to store waste in the NT and the second confirms that no internationally produced waste can be stored at the dump.

Traditional Owners have launched a federal court challenge against the original nomination of the site, with both the federal government and Northern Land Council listed as respondents. A prominent legal team is representing Muckaty Traditional Owners pro-bono and a trial date for early 2013 is expected to be set in November.

The ANFA media release responding to the passing of the NRWMA received good coverage, with ANFA Co-chair Donna Jackson speaking on radio and TV and stories running in both national Ab- original newspapers.

In April 2012, Muckaty ladies blocked the Stuart Highway outside the Northern Land Council office with traditional designs for the Muckaty area painted on their chests and even stopped a road train! The community is determined to continue fighting against the proposal for as long as it takes.

Traditional Owners are working with trade unionists and activists in Alice Springs and Darwin to raise awareness of the risks of transporting radioactive waste. In May the Maritime Union of Australia NT branch held a rally against Muckaty at Stokes Hill Wharf (Darwin) and the United Voice secretary (representing emergency service workers) continues to speak out about inadequate response capabilities were an accident to occur.