Uranium mining: NSW government reverses support for One Nation in nuclear push
There will be a delay to uranium mining becoming legal in NSW after a plan to support a One Nation bill was challenged by senior ministers.
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The government has abandoned a plan to support a One Nation Bill to legalise uranium mining in Sydney after an intense cabinet debate.
Senior Ministers including Stuart Ayres, Mark Speakman and Gareth Ward spoke out in cabinet last night against the approach, with cabinet agreeing that the government should prepare its own bill on such a momentous shift rather than backing in One Nation.
Mr Ward kicked off the debate and said he was not against uranium mining but he believed Mr Barilaro should draft a strategic approach for the project which identifies economic benefits.
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Deputy Premier John Barilaro - who had proposed the government back the One Nation bill - will now draft his own legislation to legalise uranium mining as part of the government’s whole energy strategy.
It was revealed last week that Mr Barilaro had struck a deal with Premier Gladys Berejiklian that government could support the One Nation bill in the upper house.
However, with multiple cabinet members speaking out against the proposal a new plan was reached last night.
Originally published as Uranium mining: NSW government reverses support for One Nation in nuclear push