The Federal Government’s Draft Radioactive Waste Management Framework was released by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources on September 18 and is receiving public submission until 13 November.  Today we bring you recordings from the panel discussion 'Radioactive Waste: Legacies, Racism and AUKUS' that was held at the Conference Against Nuclear and Militarism at Schoolhouse Studios in Coburg, unceded Kulin Land, on Saturday 31 October.

We'll hear from MC Mia Pepper, Nuclear-free Campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, Yankunytjatjara Anangu representative and AUKUS Public Inquiry Commissioner Karina Lester, and Dr.Jim Green National Anti-nuclear Campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia.  They discuss: the incredible history of success against the Federal Governments radioactive racism that has seen multiple attempts to impose a radioactive waste dump on an unwilling community; why it's important to make a submission on the Draft Radioactive Waste Management Framework; AUKUS nuclear waste; and the release of the Commissioners’ Report of the AUKUS Public Inquiry on Wednesday 4th November.  Check out the report and watch the launch. at aukuspublicinquiry.com.

On Friday 6 November we celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the incredible win against the proposal for SA to become an international radioactive waste dump that was a feature of the SA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission that delivered a 50 page report in 2016 that strongly rejected this proposal. A 300 person citizens jury voted with 70 oercent opposition to the importation of nuclear waste due to lack of trust in the Governments ability to safely manage such a project and the lack of consent by Aboriginal elders and community members.

Put in a submission via the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance website.