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    Maralinga was formally returned to the Tjarutja owners in November 2009. Veterans of the nuclear tests and Aboriginal people near the sites suffer higher cancer mortality rates and more cancers than the general population. As a result of ongoing campaigning, veterans have obtained compensation.
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    Maralinga was developed as the permanent proving ground site, following a request of the British in 1954. After its completion in 1956, it was the location of all trials conducted in Australia. It was developed as a joint facility with a shared funding arrangement.
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    Maralinga in remote South Australia is exactly that. In 1956 Australian and British servicemen built a test site and an airstrip, and the area became known as Section 400 , about 488 kilometres north of Adelaide. It served Britain to achieve nuclear power status during the cold war.
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    It served Britain to achieve nuclear power status during the cold war. Maralinga is part of the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA), colloquially known as the Woomera Rocket Range, which was established as a restricted access area in 1947. Maralinga is a Yolngu name for thunder. Only four out of those 400 students knew what Maralinga meant.
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    Maralinga, in the remote western areas of South Australia, was the site, measuring about 3,300 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi) in area, of British nuclear tests in the mid-1950s. In January 1985, in recognition of their native title, freehold title was granted to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern … See more

    Nuclear tests and cleanup
    Maralinga was the scene of UK nuclear testing and was contaminated with radioactive wasteSee more

    Despite the governments of Australia and the UK paying for two decontamination programmes, concerns have been expressed that … See more

    Maralinga Tjarutja, a May 2020 television documentary film directed by Larissa Behrendt and made by Blackfella Films for ABC Television, tells the story of the people of Maralinga. It was deliberately broadcast around the same time… See more

    • Parkinson, Alan 2007. Maralinga: Australia’s Nuclear Waste Cover-up
    • Tame, Adrian & Robotham, F.P.J. 1982. Maralinga: British A … See more

    • Temperature from 6.5 °C (43.7 °F) in winter to 44.7 °C (112.5 °F) in summer; overnight minimum of −3 °C (27 °F) in winter.
    • Rainfall average 0.75–1.25 millimetres (0.030–0.049 in) See more

    • Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS) project at the Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne See more

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