House debates
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Questions without Notice
Uranium
2:20 pm
Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
My question is to the Prime Minister. In recent days, Vladimir Putin has threatened to invade Ukraine and boasted of Russia's nuclear prowess. Aren't we making the world less safe by agreeing to sell uranium to Vladimir Putin? Will you add uranium to our sanctions and end the agreement which allows uranium sales to Russia or will Vladimir Putin be allowed to buy our uranium again once the G20 is over?
Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I often disagree with the member for Melbourne, but not on this occasion. I do thank him for his question. I am very happy to indicate to him that there will be no Australian uranium sales to Russia. There will be no uranium sales to Russia until further notice, and Australia has no intention of selling uranium to a country which is so obviously in breach of international law, as Russia currently is.