The Greens say they doubt the Western Australian Government will be swayed on the level of environmental assessment it is proposing for a uranium mine on the Goldfields ...
What do you think ...The Government last week extended the time available for public comment on the assessment level for BHP Billiton's Yeelirrie mine by four weeks.
WA Greens' Senator Scott Ludlam says while he encourages more people to respond within the consultation period, he is sceptical it will make a difference.
"Nobody seriously believes this State Government or this Environment Minister is going to take a look at the evidence that the community will put on the table and say, 'my God how could we have been so wrong?'" he said.
"The Western Australian ... Government has got a particular blind spot around uranium mining which is a real shame when you consider the risks that come with it."
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