ABC News Wed, 24 May 2000 7:43 CST LOCAL NEWS : SA Gulf Cities Protesters at Olympic Dam have been criticised The operator of the Olympic Dam mine in the state's Far North has condemned protestors blockading the mine as "hypocrites". WMC spokesman, Richard Yeeles, says the group of around 70 environmental activists had promised a peaceful protest and their decision to park eight vehicles across the mine's entrance is illegal. The blockade has forced police to divert traffic to the mine along an alternative route. Mr Yeeles says the action will not further the protestors' push to shut down the mine. � 2000 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC News Wed, 24 May 2000 8:37 CST LOCAL NEWS : SA Gulf Cities Aboriginal group has hit back at Cabinet minister The Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement has accused the state government of dividing aboriginal communities by labelling those opposed to uranium mining as 'dissidents'. The Natural Resources Minister, Rob Kerin, says green groups are exploiting Aborigines by linking up with those opposed to uranium mining But ALRM spokesman, Parry Aguis, says Adnyamathanha representatives signed off on an agreement for the Beverley Uranium Mine as they have no right of veto .... and wanted to protect sacred sites. He says the South Australian mining act has given Aboriginal people the right to have a say, and Mr Kerin should respect it. "I think the Minister has a responsibility to Aboriginal poeple that you can have a say, you can express a view without being penalised about it, without being judgemental about it." � 2000 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC News Wed, 24 May 2000 10:11 CST LOCAL NEWS : SA Gulf Cities Mine protesters want certain police to stay away Protestors at the Olympic Dam Uranium Mine have called on the Police Department to ban any officers involved in recent violent clashes at the Beverley Mine from policing their blockade. Police have been diverting traffic to the mine this morning, as protest vehicles block the entrance to the site. Protest leader Kevin Buzzacott, who's calling for the closure of the mine, says police response to the blockade is being coordinated by the same parties under investigation following violence at Beverley. "They shouldn't be here operating. they should've been disqualified and stood down because there's an investigation into these people from the Beverley incident." � 2000 Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- ********************************** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ ********************************** ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
