western australia now the smart state, page-9

Be careful about calling W.A. the smart state.Barnett has already said that at least initially,for the first few years,uranium will be exported through Darwin.This is because there will be huge opposition to yellowcake passing through W.A. ports after the Esperance debacle.If these numbskulls cant be relied upon to regulate an inert product like lead safely,letting them handle nuclear fuel could leave nothing but a big smoking hole where Perth used to be.