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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Tory Shepherd

Traditional owners win court case to stop nuclear waste dump in South Australia

Barngarla traditional owners
Barngarla traditional owners outside the federal court in Adelaide in March 2023. Tuesday’s victory means a nuclear waste dump will not be built near Kimba. Photograph: Matt Turner/AAP

Traditional owners opposing the federal government’s plan for a nuclear waste dump on their land in South Australia have had a major win, with a court ruling the facility can’t be built.

The Barngarla people were jubilant outside the federal court in Adelaide on Tuesday after justice Natalie Charlesworth said the commonwealth’s decision to build the dump near Kimba would be set aside.

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