The Latest Breaking News from Kimba

The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in South Australia. Frankly, it was never going to work. The plan was doomed from the start.

Courts have quashed a decision to store water in Kimbra, meaning there is still no centralised repository in the country

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King visits the site chosen for Australia's first nuclear waste facility near Kimba, South Australia, where preparations are expected to continue for two years before construction can commence.

The federal government is facing questions over how it will dispose of highly-radioactive waste produced by Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine fleet, as concerns about a controversial nuclear dump in outback South Australia grow.

Opponents of proposed dump site at Kimba in South Australia say it would be safer to keep the waste where it mostly is

Government says nuclear waste cannot continue to build up and it will work with traditional custodians of proposed Kimba site

Argonaut Resources says the decision could have far-reaching implications. The Aboriginal corporation that brought the action couldn't agree more and says it will start working to challenge the decision to build a nuclear waste facility at Kimba.

Mining projects and a controversial nuclear waste facility will guarantee population growth in Kimba, according to the Mayor, who hopes the newly refurbished medical centre will help to lure a permanent doctor to the area.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network decides to close Kimba hospital's emergency department due to a COVID outbreak among nursing staff.