❓ Mr. Birney accuses Premier Gallop of misleading the public about a uranium mining ban, while Dr. Gallop defends the government's stance against uranium exports due to concerns about nuclear waste and historical precedents.
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I refer the Premier to the fact that five mining leases granted over land with identified uranium deposits are current in Western Australia right now and are protected by our laws, and to the fact that there has been no change to our mining laws to prohibit uranium mining, despite the Premier’s repeated claims to the contrary. Will the Premier apologise to the community for knowingly and willingly making misleading statements that uranium mining is banned in Western Australia, and bring to an end nearly three years of Labor’s public deception? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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Everyone involved in the mining industry in Western Australia knows and respects the government’s position, because this government was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. The government has a principled position on this issue. We believe that Western Australia should not be part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium exports from Western Australia will mean nuclear waste imports to Western Australia. Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Everyone involved in the mining industry in Western Australia knows and respects the government’s position, because this government was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. The government has a principled position on this issue. We believe that Western Australia should not be part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium exports from Western Australia will mean nuclear waste imports to Western Australia. Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Everyone involved in the mining industry in Western Australia knows and respects the government’s position, because this government was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. The government has a principled position on this issue. We believe that Western Australia should not be part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium exports from Western Australia will mean nuclear waste imports to Western Australia. Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Everyone involved in the mining industry in Western Australia knows and respects the government’s position, because this government was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. The government has a principled position on this issue. We believe that Western Australia should not be part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium exports from Western Australia will mean nuclear waste imports to Western Australia. Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Everyone involved in the mining industry in Western Australia knows and respects the government’s position, because this government was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. The government has a principled position on this issue. We believe that Western Australia should not be part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium exports from Western Australia will mean nuclear waste imports to Western Australia. Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Mr M.J. Birney : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The Leader of the Opposition has not been around long enough to know about this issue. There was a huge effort a number of years ago, particularly from the British nuclear industry, to establish a nuclear waste dump in this state. The Parliament passed legislation to make sure that that could not happen. Make no mistake, when Western Australia becomes part of the nuclear fuel cycle - the opposition wants us to do that - massive pressure to have a nuclear waste dump in Western Australia will be applied. Does the Leader of the Opposition know that it will cost £56 billion to clean up the nuclear waste that has resulted from the many years the industry has been in existence in Britain, and that the estimate is going up every day? Make no mistake, unless we stand firm on this question of uranium exports, those people who want a nuclear waste dump in our state will not go away. They need to be given a clear message. An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
An opposition member: You are 30 years behind the times! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Cottesloe and the member for Vasse. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I am not 30 years behind the times. I remember 30 years ago. In the 1970s the price of oil went up rapidly. There was crisis in the Middle East. People were looking around for alternative sources of energy, and there was a big push for nuclear power. What happened? There were nuclear accidents and, despite the best efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there was nuclear proliferation. Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Do members know why we are concerned today about Iran? It is because in the 1960s when nuclear energy was all the go and people were developing it, the Americans said that we should give Iran the capacity to have nuclear power. The third issue is the waste problem developments. Do members know what has happened over the past 20 years? The nuclear industry has not expanded. If there is an expansion of the nuclear industry in forthcoming years, these same developments will happen. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Rubbish, he says! The same developments will happen. There are two types of individuals in politics: those who learn from history and those who never heed history. The opposition falls into the latter category.
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