❓ Premier Carpenter responds to a question about nuclear waste disposal, linking Liberal Party policy on uranium mining to the potential for a nuclear waste dump in WA, a claim the Liberal party denies.
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NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP
Can the Premier outline the Howard government’s most recent commitment to the establishment of a nuclear waste dump in Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Can the Premier outline the Howard government’s most recent commitment to the establishment of a nuclear waste dump in Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Kingsley for some notice of this question. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. It will become an even more important issue as we draw closer to the next state election when Western Australian voters will have to make a fundamental choice. At its meeting on Sunday, 3 June, the Federal Council of the Liberal Party passed the following motion - That Federal Council believes that Australia should expand its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle, the expansion of uranium mining to be combined with nuclear power generation and worldwide nuclear waste storage in the geotechnically stable and remote areas that Australia has to offer. I have often said in this place and in this sort of debate that there is absolutely no question that if Western Australia were to go down the path of mining and exporting uranium, we would become involved in the full nuclear cycle, which would mean that we would end up with a uranium waste dump in Western Australia. It is clear that that position is supported by a large number of Liberal members of Parliament. I have never heard anybody from the other side of the house rule out that suggestion. What we have heard from various members is that if Western Australia or any other jurisdiction were to become an exporter of uranium, it would have a moral responsibility to accept back the waste. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kingsley for some notice of this question. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. It will become an even more important issue as we draw closer to the next state election when Western Australian voters will have to make a fundamental choice. At its meeting on Sunday, 3 June, the Federal Council of the Liberal Party passed the following motion - That Federal Council believes that Australia should expand its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle, the expansion of uranium mining to be combined with nuclear power generation and worldwide nuclear waste storage in the geotechnically stable and remote areas that Australia has to offer. I have often said in this place and in this sort of debate that there is absolutely no question that if Western Australia were to go down the path of mining and exporting uranium, we would become involved in the full nuclear cycle, which would mean that we would end up with a uranium waste dump in Western Australia. It is clear that that position is supported by a large number of Liberal members of Parliament. I have never heard anybody from the other side of the house rule out that suggestion. What we have heard from various members is that if Western Australia or any other jurisdiction were to become an exporter of uranium, it would have a moral responsibility to accept back the waste. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
I thank the member for Kingsley for some notice of this question. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. It will become an even more important issue as we draw closer to the next state election when Western Australian voters will have to make a fundamental choice. At its meeting on Sunday, 3 June, the Federal Council of the Liberal Party passed the following motion - That Federal Council believes that Australia should expand its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle, the expansion of uranium mining to be combined with nuclear power generation and worldwide nuclear waste storage in the geotechnically stable and remote areas that Australia has to offer. I have often said in this place and in this sort of debate that there is absolutely no question that if Western Australia were to go down the path of mining and exporting uranium, we would become involved in the full nuclear cycle, which would mean that we would end up with a uranium waste dump in Western Australia. It is clear that that position is supported by a large number of Liberal members of Parliament. I have never heard anybody from the other side of the house rule out that suggestion. What we have heard from various members is that if Western Australia or any other jurisdiction were to become an exporter of uranium, it would have a moral responsibility to accept back the waste. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Kingsley for some notice of this question. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. It will become an even more important issue as we draw closer to the next state election when Western Australian voters will have to make a fundamental choice. At its meeting on Sunday, 3 June, the Federal Council of the Liberal Party passed the following motion - That Federal Council believes that Australia should expand its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle, the expansion of uranium mining to be combined with nuclear power generation and worldwide nuclear waste storage in the geotechnically stable and remote areas that Australia has to offer. I have often said in this place and in this sort of debate that there is absolutely no question that if Western Australia were to go down the path of mining and exporting uranium, we would become involved in the full nuclear cycle, which would mean that we would end up with a uranium waste dump in Western Australia. It is clear that that position is supported by a large number of Liberal members of Parliament. I have never heard anybody from the other side of the house rule out that suggestion. What we have heard from various members is that if Western Australia or any other jurisdiction were to become an exporter of uranium, it would have a moral responsibility to accept back the waste. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
I thank the member for Kingsley for some notice of this question. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. It will become an even more important issue as we draw closer to the next state election when Western Australian voters will have to make a fundamental choice. At its meeting on Sunday, 3 June, the Federal Council of the Liberal Party passed the following motion - That Federal Council believes that Australia should expand its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle, the expansion of uranium mining to be combined with nuclear power generation and worldwide nuclear waste storage in the geotechnically stable and remote areas that Australia has to offer. I have often said in this place and in this sort of debate that there is absolutely no question that if Western Australia were to go down the path of mining and exporting uranium, we would become involved in the full nuclear cycle, which would mean that we would end up with a uranium waste dump in Western Australia. It is clear that that position is supported by a large number of Liberal members of Parliament. I have never heard anybody from the other side of the house rule out that suggestion. What we have heard from various members is that if Western Australia or any other jurisdiction were to become an exporter of uranium, it would have a moral responsibility to accept back the waste. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Kalgoorlie! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is the position that we have heard over and again from senior people in the Liberal Party. On occasion, members opposite throw back a line in response to that argument, and ask whether Japan takes back its cars. If that is the level of understanding of this issue by members opposite - that they believe that it is no more serious to accept nuclear waste than used car bodies - we will be in for a very difficult time if the Liberal Party forms government in Western Australia. The reality is that there is a significant drive within the Liberal Party to not only mine uranium in Western Australia, but also develop nuclear facilities and - Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Where? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition should tell us. He will have the opportunity to tell us as we get closer to the election. Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You tell us. You are making all the claims. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition is a supporter of that. Liberal members believe that Western Australia should become a receptacle for the nuclear waste that would be generated by the export of uranium from this state. That is their position. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Dawesville and the member for Capel. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Significant financial inducements are offered to any jurisdiction around the world that is prepared to become a nuclear waste dump. Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Dr G.G. Jacobs : We don’t have to accept it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Roe! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A Liberal government would do that, as the member for Roe knows. The fact that it would do so is reflected in the motion passed by the Liberal Party’s federal council. Liberal members believe that if Western Australia were to export uranium and create nuclear power facilities, nuclear waste should be returned to Western Australia, which is geographically ideal, politically stable and has all the characteristics that are identified as being perfect for a nuclear waste facility. Only one thing stands in the way of that sort of future for Western Australia - that is, uranium mining, nuclear power facility development and nuclear waste dumps - and that is the Labor government. As long as we are in government, it will not happen. The Leader of the Opposition has already stated that his party would immediately support uranium mining. He supports the development of nuclear power facilities. As sure as night follows day, a state Liberal government would also end up supporting nuclear waste facility development in Western Australia. That position is already supported by the former Leader of the Opposition. It is a position that the Liberal Party would seek to take if it ever has the opportunity to form government.
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