Coquitlam Public Library

Australian atomic confessions

eng

videorecording

Australian atomic confessions

911510804

Originally produced by Galloping Films in 2007

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Australian Atomic Confessions reveals the compelling unknown story of the twelve British atomic bomb tests in Australia seen through the eyes of Aboriginal elders, atomic ex-veterans, experts and the Premier of South Australia. “That uranium belongs to us” says Uncle Kevin, “we knew about that long before the white man came here, its our responsibility, its part of the Dreamtime” With the building of a new 500 million dollar nuclear reactor in a Sydney suburb, the expansion of more multi-national uranium mines, the associated poisoning of the Great Artesian Basin a pristine natural water reservoir under the desert and the community opposition to having an international nuclear waste repository in our backyard, the fight is on which future will we choose? “My two grandchildren have spina bifida and my daughter also has cancer Im just wondering if it comes from those tests,” an ex-veteran widow asks. Australian Atomic Confessions a film everyone should see.--Kanopy

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