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Australia lifts ban on uranium to India

By Sun, Dec 04, 2011 2:12PM UTC View Comments Uranium mine photographed by SBS

For the first time in 40 years, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard officially announced its uranium export to India citing an effort to boost bilateral trade between Australia and “one of the world’s largest democracies.” Following a heated debate on Sunday, the ruling Labor party headed by Gillard voted to lift its long-standing ban on...

Why Australia’s Left should support uranium sales to India

By Tue, Nov 15, 2011 7:59PM UTC View Comments Why Australia’s Left should support uranium sales to India

Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has finally announced that she will be pushing to lift the ban on uranium exports to India at the upcoming Labor Party conference. There is an excellent chance her proposal will be passed on the back of the dominant Right factions of the Labor Party – and it’s also completely...

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