After Rio Tinto advised that it couldn't clean up the Ranger uranium mine site by 2026, the Albanese government has introduced a Bill that will allow the company to take as long as it needs.
Coalition MPs today issued a report recommending that Australia lift its moratorium on 'new and emerging' nuclear technologies, but Labor MPs said the focus should instead be on finalising a national energy policy.
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill today announced plans for a referendum on whether the state should host a storage facility for international nuclear waste.
Western Australia's EPA has recommended that a proposed uranium mine not proceed because it would threaten the viability of some subterranean fauna species.
South Australia's nuclear Royal Commission has recommended the introduction of more streamlined uranium mine approval processes as well as strengthened measures to ensure companies provide advance guarantees that they can pay for decommissioning.