RESOURCES Minister Martin Ferguson will today call on Queensland's new conservative government to lift its ban on uranium mining, arguing it already allows exploration and that Australia is on track to triple its exports by 2030.
In a speech to an international uranium conference in Adelaide this morning, Mr Ferguson will ask Premier Campbell Newman to overturn his pre-election promise to ban uranium mining, arguing the state already has an estimated resource base of at least 37,000 tonnes.
With global demand expected to grow strongly, Mr Ferguson will argue that uranium exports present a major opportunity for the nation. His call to the Queensland government comes after former Labor premier Anna Bligh resisted calls for uranium mining to be allowed in her state.
Mr Ferguson's push follows the NSW government's decision to lift its ban on uranium exploration in March, which Mr Ferguson said might pave the way for future legislation to allow the mining of any discoveries.
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Editor's Note: Check out Paragraph no. 2. Is Martin Ferguson for real? Well yes he is!! He is a typical Australian Policitian asking another politician to LIE about a promise ... yeah, remember ... "There will be no carbon tax under the Goverment I lead!!" ... I am sure that it must be a Labor Party Edict that they all become liars while they are MPs.
Dont get me started.
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