The federal government鈥檚 controversial plan to dump and store radioactive waste near Kimba, on the Eyre Peninsula, is the focus of new protest posters across the central business district.
The posters,聽an initiative of the Don鈥檛 Dump on SA (DDSA) network,聽are part of a campaign to push the South Australian Premier Steven Marshall to support the law, community and environment by opposing the federal government鈥檚 dump plan ahead of the March 19 South Australian election.
Liberal MPs in the Legislative Council on February 10 refused to support聽Green聽and Labor MPs and 聽against the federal waste plan.
DDSA member Dr聽Jim聽Green said on February 17 that there had been 鈥渂ipartisan opposition to federal government plans to make SA the nation鈥檚 radioactive waste zone鈥 for more than two decades.
鈥淟ast week the Premier walked away from this protection and the commitment that he made ahead of the last state election that聽he had 鈥榓 much greater ambition for our state鈥 than to be a nuclear waste dump.鈥
Green said it was 鈥減ositive鈥 that the Labor Party reaffirmed its opposition to the proposed nuclear dump. 鈥淢LC Kyam Maher highlighted Labor鈥檚 policy that Traditional Owners should have a right of veto over nuclear projects,鈥 he said.
The federal waste dump plan at Kimba faces growing scrutiny following recent extensive flooding in the region and a Federal Court challenge initiated by the Barngarla Traditional Owners.
鈥淏arngarla people have been actively excluded from the area鈥檚 community ballot and the wider community has not had a say,鈥 DDSA representative Sister Michele Madigan said.
鈥淭he federal waste plan poses a very serious and long-lasting risk to people and the environment and demands the highest level of transparency and rigour. So far, it has been a political football played with moving goalposts. It is time Premier Marshall blew the whistle and demanded an end to this move.鈥
The posters have been placed in more than sites around Adelaide and are a part a the broader community outreach.