The blockade of the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine was officially launched on March 23. More than 50 blockaders now reside at the campsite adjacent to the Jabiluka lease area, with 200 expected by the end of the month.
Tim E. Stewart
Defence minister Robert Ray is due here following the end of "Pitch Black" — dusk and dawn military exercises operating out of Darwin airport. Ray finally agreed to an invitation-only meeting with the Noise Abatement Group (ANAG) on September 9 after months of manoeuvring and procrastination by the Department of Defence.