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Australian Uranium Mining Ban Could Be Overridden By Commonwealth

By: Daniel Chubb | July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Australian Uranium Mining Ban Could Be Overridden By Commonwealth

Although Australia has the world’s largest reserves of uranium, there is currently a ban on uranium mining in the country.

However this could be overturned by the commonwealth, according to Professor Greg Craven, a constitutional law expert from Curtin University.

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The Federal Resource Minister has also said that the Commonwealth is considering overriding the State ban of uranium mining.

With surging uranium prices, it is becoming very hard for Australia to continue to ban uranium mining, bearing in mind the massive amount of tax revenue that could be generated from it.

Do you think Australia should allow more uranium mining?

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