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White Kimba, Australia, voted “Yes” to a nuclear waste dump, but the traditional Aboriginal owners held a separate ballot, with a “No” result

The Australian government held a “community” vote. in a small outback town, on whether or not they should accept a nuclear waste dump. Not surprisingly, what appeared to be generous financial incentives, particularly for the white landholders who volunteered their land.  Unfortunately the traditional Barngarla Aboriginal owners were excluded from the vote. So they held their own separate vote.
Kim Mavromatis   Fight To Stop A Nuclear Waste Dump In South Australia
KIMBA AND BARNGARLA SEPARATE VOTE COMBINED : “YES” 43.75% .
Scomo’s Fed Govnt Radioactive Nuclear Waste Dumps process excluded Barngarla traditional owners from the Kimba ballot – so Barngarla organized their own independent vote and this is the combined Broad Community Support Yes Vote %.
Barngarla traditional owners and Kimba Farmers Speak out – watch these short films :
“Barngarla Speak Out” : vimeo.com/382855709
“SAVE SA Farmland – Kimba, Eyre Peninsula” : vimeo.com/381938156

January 13, 2020 - Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues, politics

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