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ANFA does not support the establishment of a nuclear power industry in Australia

26 January 2025 The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) does not support the establishment of a nuclear power industry in Australia. We condemn the irresponsible moves by the federal Coalition to promote nuclear power as a response to the climate emergency. As...

Australian Nuclear Free Alliance rejects AUKUS submarines and nuclear waste

Media Release - April 26, 2024 Marking 38 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance has today released the statement from its national meeting, calling for an end to the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. Vicki Abdullah-McCabe, ANFA...

ANFA 2024 Meeting statement

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National ANFA meeting

NO NUCLEAR SUBMARINES FOR AUSTRALIA

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ANFA letter to SA Minister

After this year's ANFA annual gathering, a rally against the National nuclear waste proposal was held in Port Augusta. On October 24 around 200 people gathered on a hot and windy day to march from Gladstone Square to the foreshore. On the way, participants stopped at...

ANFA 2019 Meeting Statement

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ANFA statement to 2019 “Water is Life” gathering

The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) committee sends our warmest support and solidarity to the national Water is Life gathering 2019. Adnyamathanha/Kokatha man Dwayne Coulthard speaking as co-chair of ANFA at the Canberra summit. Photo: Original Power ANFA is a...

ANFA 2018 meeting

Please enjoy this beautiful photographic summary of the 2018 ANFA meeting set to the powerful words of current SA ANFA Co-chair Dwayne Coulthard. And see below the slideshow for the 2018 ANFA Meeting Statement  Australian Nuclear Free Alliance National Meeting...


August 2 2023


ANFA welcomes the court’s decision on the outcome of the judicial review in favour of the Barngarla
Traditional Custodians on Tuesday July 18 in Adelaide.


This decision recognises the importance of Traditional Owners’ right to have a say in proposed projects
on their lands and the importance of respecting sacred places. This is something that ANFA has
supported and worked for time and time again.
Successive federal governments have been attempting to establish a national radioactive waste dump
and every time the Traditional Custodians have been able to stop these attempts. After trying and failing
near Woomera (SA), Muckaty (NT) and Wallerberdina (SA Flinders Ranges), the court has now decided
that the proposed nuclear waste dump in Kimba (SA) has no legal grounds.
We acknowledge the tenacity and courage of the Barngarla community to stand with strength and power
to oppose this plan. Aboriginal responsibility to protect and look after Country is non-negotiable.

The quest for a nuclear waste dump site outside of ANSTO has been going on for way too long.
Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) is safest stored at ANSTO where it currently is. This is the best solution
until we have a full and open assessment of long-term future options.
We call on the Federal Government to respect the decision of the court and honour the Labor´s party´s
own commitments around recognition and respect. The Labor government inherited the Kimba dump plan
from the Morrison Coalition government.


Labor wasn’t responsible for the plan to dump nuclear waste on Kimba farming land, and this legally
binding decision makes clear that now is the time to walk away from the flawed Kimba plan and to do
things differently and better.


The ANFA Committee
Australian Nuclear Free Alliance