Barngarla court outcome explained: Justice vs Law

Saturday, 27 July 2019 - 10:00am to 10:30am

On Friday 12 July 2019 Justice White handed down his ruling that the exclusion of Barngarla Native Title holders who do not live in the Kimba District from participating in a ballot to gauge community support for the radioactive waste facility was not a breach of the Racial Discrimination Act. On this radioactive show, Nuclear Free Campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation, Dave Sweeney, explains this legal challenge, the outcome and where to from here.

This legal challenge was initiated by the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation (BDAC) the Native Title holders for the Kimba area. BDAC released a statement after the ruling.  You can read it at: www.nodumpalliance.org.au/barngarla_statement 

To keep up to date with the campaign for responsible management of Australia's radioactove waste, go to www.foe.org.au/nuclear_free_sa and www.nodumpalliance.org.au