Barry Wakelin shares his story about how the government’s attempt to put a radioactive waste dump in his community made him a de-liberalised Liberal and how the site selection process “makes the sports rorts look like petty cash”. From politician in Canberra to the frontline of the campaign to stop a waste dump being sited on agricultural land in his community of Kimba.
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Barry Wakelin: from Canberra to the frontline
Barry Wakelin shares his story about how the government’s attempt to put a radioactive waste dump in his community made him a de-liberalised Liberal and how the site selection process “makes the sports rorts look like petty cash”. From politician in Canberra to the frontline of the campaign to stop a waste dump being sited on agricultural land in his community of Kimba.