In a major win for traditional owners fearful of the Coalition's nuclear power push, the Jabiluka site surrounded by Kakadu National Park will never be mined.
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The site's lease will end on August 11 and the government will move to formally absorb the site into Kakadu National Park.
Portraying the decision to block renewal of the Jabiluka lease, which was due to expire on August 11, as a final tribute to outgoing Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney, Mr Albanese says it "means there will never be mining at Jabiluka".
