Good points made above - this vote on uranium was all stage managed to make Rudd look like a hero - to win by the narrowest of margins. Albanese and Garret can take something from it - they still lost, badly despite their plan B.
the key point really is that Howard has moved the debate to the next level and thus usurped Rudd on this issue. He stated that
"The government will move to remove unnecessary constraints on expansion of uranium mining, such as overlapping and cumbersome regulations relating to the mining and transport of uranium ore.
Would tend to meant that Feds will overturn laws blocking uranium mining - Beattie et al are just grandstanding
"Mr Howard said relevant ministers and their departments were to start this work immediately and to report to Cabinet by around September."
Seems like not a bad time to report back given election in November
"Work plans are to be implemented in 2008, he said."
Not that far away
"The government's next step will be to repeal commonwealth legislation prohibiting nuclear activities, including the relevant provisions of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This will be addressed soon,'' he said.
Key word here is soon.
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