If you think the party activists on the Left (and its obviously the Left we are talking about) are so invested in uranium policy that its going to overwhelm their feelings about industrial relations, etc, I'll have to say you know the Left better than I do - but I'd be pretty appalled and disappointed.
Its my feeling that the Uranium issue is an '80s hangover - firmly entrenched positions on both sides that have barely changed since then, but less of a big issue. Its something thats important as an issue within the ALP because its one of the few clear factional lines of division, but the people who cared about it more than they care about traditional ALP issues like industrial relations have largely left the ALP, IMO (or moved towards the centre like, well, just about everybody). Like most of the Green Left/Greens/left of the Dems corner of Australian politics, they will never vote for the ALP as a primary vote, and always give it a two party preferred boost over the Libs, so the ALP has stopped caring.
That, and the muddying of the waters with nuclear power being painted as a potential part of the green house solution, makes me think its not the issue for the broad electorate it once was, more an issue for people who still remember the battles of the 80s.
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Date: 2006-07-25 08:24 am (UTC)Its my feeling that the Uranium issue is an '80s hangover - firmly entrenched positions on both sides that have barely changed since then, but less of a big issue. Its something thats important as an issue within the ALP because its one of the few clear factional lines of division, but the people who cared about it more than they care about traditional ALP issues like industrial relations have largely left the ALP, IMO (or moved towards the centre like, well, just about everybody). Like most of the Green Left/Greens/left of the Dems corner of Australian politics, they will never vote for the ALP as a primary vote, and always give it a two party preferred boost over the Libs, so the ALP has stopped caring.
That, and the muddying of the waters with nuclear power being painted as a potential part of the green house solution, makes me think its not the issue for the broad electorate it once was, more an issue for people who still remember the battles of the 80s.