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Radioactive land given back to aborigines

Tjarutja people ‘at risk’ from contaminated land ABC News 11 Nov 09ABC A South Australian ex-serviceman who was exposed to radiation during the Maralinga atomic tests in the 1950s and 60s says land should not be handed over to the traditional owners until a contaminated area is cleaned up or fenced off.

The South Australian Government says the Tjarutja people are meeting this week to give their final approval to a proposal to allow for the vast expanse of desert in the state’s far north-west to be returned.It says legislation will be introduced to State Parliament following the approval.
The previous federal government cleaned up radioactive material at Maralinga, but ex-serviceman Avon Hudson says some land is still contaminated.

Tjarutja people ‘at risk’ from contaminated land – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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