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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Labor claims Aukus nuclear waste dumping issue just a Greens scare campaign

Aukus legislation before parliament covers the way Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program will be regulated, with Labor insisting it ensures nuclear waste from US and UK submarines will not be permitted to be dumped in Australia.
Aukus legislation before parliament covers the way Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program will be regulated, with Labor insisting it ensures nuclear waste from US and UK submarines will not be permitted to be dumped in Australia. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

The Albanese government has bowed to pressure to close an Aukus loophole, insisting that the newly revealed changes will ensure Australia will not become a dumping ground for nuclear waste from US and UK submarines.

The Greens argued the government’s latest amendments did not go far enough and it was becoming increasingly clear the Aukus security pact was “sinking”.

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