Despite not developing either a domestic nuclear power industry or a nuclear weapons capability, Australia has had a long involvement in nuclear science and technology. In this chronology Ian Holland and Matthew James outline the history of radioactive waste management in Australia, including the management of radioactive medical, scientific and industrial waste, spent nuclear fuel...

David Carment reviews the controversy surrounding the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005, which gives the federal government the power to override the opposition of the NT Labor government and the NT Liberal Party as well as relevant Aboriginal heritage legislation and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Carment argues that opposition to the...

This chronology outlines the history of radioactive waste management in Australia. It documents the drawn-out policy processes associated with the management of Australia's small amount of radioactive waste material. It also outlines some of the key stages in the process of replacing Australia's only nuclear reactor - the research reactor at Lucas Heights near Sydney...

The path towards a resolution of the North Korean nuclear crisis remains difficult given both the lack of politically tenable options and the powerful constraints on these options. This paper explores these options and constraints.

The first step has been taken towards a resolution of the North Korean nuclear crisis. But the 23-25 April trilateral negotiations held in Beijing, involving the United States, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and China may have raised as many questions as provided answers. This Research Note summarises the major issues.