SA nuclear waste dump proposal will go to referendum if it gets bipartisan support

Premier Jay Weatherill says Indigenous people will have final say even if public backs dump in referendum

South Australia's proposal for a high-level nuclear waste dump in the state's north will go to a referendum, the premier, Jay Weatherill, has announced, but only if it has bipartisan support.

The government has been considering the proposal following a recommendation by a royal commission into the nuclear fuel cycle that found the state could reap billions of dollars by storing waste from other countries. But the royal commission found public and political support for the dump was essential if it was to go ahead.