Objections by this Wed 20 August

Write to the Federal minister to oppose the recent referral of the Arafura Resources project at Nolans Bore. The referral includes the option of a processing plant for ore including uranium to be built in Darwin, however Arafura request that the minister does not consider this aspect of the project at this stage. Form Letter »

Click here for sample letter. Email your personalised version to:

kate.smith@environment.gov.au
and
Peter.Garrett@aph.gov.au

or send a hard copy to :

Referral Business Entry Point, EIA Policy Section (EPBC Act)
Approvals and Wildlife Division
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

and

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

History making vote for The Greens

With election night figures in, the Greens in the NT have recorded an average 15.9% across the seats they contested and their highest ever Territory wide vote.

In Nightcliff Emma Young polled a stunning 23.6%, up from 15.7% in 2005 and the highest Greens primary vote ever in the NT! Emma Young said "It is a great result. With one in four voters choosing the Greens over the old parties whichever one forms government would do well to consider carefully the Greens policies favoured by voters.'

In Braitling, a seat contested for the first time, Greens Jane Clark outpolled Labor by 3.5%, winning 14.8% of the primary vote to Labor's 11% (also outpolling a Lorraine Braham-backed-Independent candidate) and came second on the primary vote count to the CLP. This is the first time the Greens have outpolled Labor in an NT election.

In Greatorex Lenny Aronsten polled 18.4%, just 1% behind the ALP candidate. In the Sadadeen Booth Greens outpolled the ALP gaining 20.4% of the primary vote!

In Port Darwin, another seat contested for the first time, Gary Abbott campaigned on protecting Darwin Harbour and polled a strong 15.6%. In Araluen Linda Chellew polled 13.5% just behind ALP government staffer John Gaynor (up from 9.5% in 2005). In Daly Dave Pollock polled 7.9% in a field of four with landclearing a strong focus (almost double the 2005 result).

In Alice Springs where the opposition to the Angela Pamela Uranium Licence was a strong feature of our campaign across the three seats the Greens matched the ALP vote. On the day the Greens beat the ALP in the polling booths in the North (Braitling), South (Yirara), East (Sadadeen) and West (Living Waters) and came very close in the other two.

Jane Clark Greens candidate for Braitling said;

"The ALP got a thumping in Alice Springs and the Greens vote more than doubled to 15.62% across the three Alice seats due in large part to Henderson's pushing the AP Uranium proposal onto Alice without any proper consideration of the impacts."

"The Mines Minister looks to have lost his seat and the people of Alice Springs expect his replacement, from whichever party forms government, to reject this short-sighted proposal, which threatens the health and wellbeing of Alice Springs residents."

"With no Independents and double digit swings against the ALP candidates, The Greens are now the only credible alternative to the CLP in Alice Springs."

"While the Greens see no "good reason" to go to the polls a year early, we see this election as an opportunity to promote our forward looking policies to the diverse Territory electorate" said Derek Schild Convenor of the Greens NT. "With Labor failing on education and health and showing a lack of leadership on Climate Change, and the divided CLP offering little more than to change their name and drop the "Party", the Greens offer voters policies with backbone and constructive solutions to the massive environmental issues confronting all in the Territory."

"The Greens will be announcing their candidates in the coming days offering a real alternative to the tired old parties in the first Territory election since both parties caved in to Uranium mining."

• "Darwin Harbour,
• Alice Springs Uranium Mining,
• a lack of Doctors for remote communities 12 months after the intervention,
• failure to invest in teaching our children
• a lack of attention to the regions
• while circusses are provided on the wave pool waterfront as the Government denys misspending Commonwealth Indigenous funds
  
  - these are just some of the issues deserving of scrutiny in this short election campaign."

To get involved in a political campaign that inspires and works for all Territorians contact us or complete and return the downloadable form.

Say No to Alice Uranium Mine

The NT government has received an exploration application from Cameco/Paladin to explore for Uranium in the Angela/Pamela tenement area less than 21 Kms south of the Alice Springs CBD.

You can let the NT Government know that you oppose the exploration licence being granted by sending your comments to the Department.

• Download the form letter
• Download ideas for comments. Or
• visit the ALEC website to lodge your comments online.

The NT Greens are opposed to uranium exploration, mining and export and are opposed to this highly inappropriate development for the recently awarded Solar City Alice Springs. Contact us or visit one of our market stalls to get your NO ALICE U-MINE sticker, sign the petition opposing the exploration licence and support the campaign.