Nuclear waste

HMAS Stirling and Fleet Base West in Western Australia

HMAS Stirling announced as a nuclear dump site, also for US and British waste

Australia’s nuclear regulator greenlit the Australian Submarine Agency to proceed with plans for a nuclear waste storage facility at HMAS Stirling Base in Rockingham, Western Australia. Pip Hinman reports.

Dutton’s nuclear push heats up debate, energy prices, but won’t cool the climate

Bullying your way to nuclear power might play out well in the Coalition party room, but it’s unlikely to win favour with the states or voters, writes Jim Green.

Labor's new AUKUS bill declares Osborne in SA, Stirling in WA as nuclear zones

Labor wants Osborne in SA to be the first designated zone for AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines, with Stirling in WA nominated as the second nuclear submarine base. David Noonan reports.