Nuclear tests in Australia

Title

Nuclear tests in Australia

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Interview with Australian Aboriginal tribal leader James Yami Lester on his trip to London to seek the truth about nuclear testing in Australia by the British during the 1950s. Aborigines claim fallout caused illnesses and death. Lester’s legal representative Richard Bradshaw also comments. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Richard Bradshaw; James Yami Lester

Keywords

Australia; Legal procedure; Reports; UK; Indigenous populations; Nuclear weapons; Radiation injuries; Nuclear safety; Nuclear testing; Radiation effects; Radioactive pollution

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