History & Culture
Maralinga: ‘Field of thunder’
This year marks 40 years since the shocking truth about British nuclear testing in remote Australia was exposed by the McClelland Royal Commission.
This year marks 40 years since the shocking truth about British nuclear testing in remote Australia was exposed by the McClelland Royal Commission.
Maralinga – its very name sounds ominous to Australians. Blasted and battered by nuclear tests in the 1950s and ’60s, this land has finally been given back to its traditional owners. But they don’t want to return – instead, they have opened the gates to paying visitors.