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December 10th, 2011 
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Barry O’Farrell says he only wants to look at exploration at this stage. (Dean Lewins: AAP)
Premier Barry O’Farrell wants to overturn a ban on uranium exploration in New South Wales which dates back to the 1970s.
The comments come after the Federal Government opened the door earlier this month on selling the resource to India.
Mr O’Farrell says he only wants to look at exploration at this stage.
“We don’t know what uranium if any exists across the state and what I advocated yesterday was we should at least allow exploration to occur,” he said.
“Then we can have a sensible and mature discussion about whether there should be uranium mining.”
Mr O’Farrell says Australian Workers Union boss Paul Howes also urged him to reconsider the exploration ban.
The NSW Opposition has slammed any move to lift the state’s ban on uranium mining, saying nobody wants a uranium mine in their backyard.
“I’m sure the Premier doesn’t want a uranium mine in his Ku-ring-gai backyard and he shouldn’t dump it in someone else’s,” Opposition Leader John Robertson said.
He pointed to comments by Mr O’Farrell and NSW Energy Minister Chris Hartcher in August when they denied reports that the Government was considering overturning the state’s long-term ban on uranium exploration and mining.
“This is a massive back-flip by the Premier, who only months ago declared his emphatic opposition to uranium mining and exploration in NSW,” Mr Robertson said.
“One thing is very clear – the people of NSW can’t believe a word this man says.”
Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham says Mr O’Farrell is more worried about collecting mining royalties than he is about the interests of the public.
“If uranium mining and uranium exploration goes ahead, it is a step towards domestic nuclear power and it could exacerbate an arms race in Asia,” he said.
Labor’s national conference earlier this month backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plan to remove the party’s ban on uranium exports to India.
Uranium mining is established in the Northern Territory and South Australia, while four uranium projects are under way in Western Australia after that state overturned its ban in 2008.
Queensland’s Premier Anna Bligh, however, has reiterated that the state has no plans to change its opposition to uranium mining.
ABC/AAP
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