No compensation for Maralinga radiation victims
Bianca Hall The British government has ruled out paying ''act of grace'' compensation to Australian soldiers deliberately exposed to nuclear bomb testing at Maralinga in South Australia 61 years ago.
Maralinga survivors in last bid for justice
Bianca Hall SIXTY-ONE years after servicemen were deliberately exposed to the fury of nuclear bomb testing at Maralinga, their lawyers are seeking a desperate intervention by the Australian Human Rights...
Regional areas face job losses: research
Bianca Hall Analysis by Independent Economics shows that more than 2000 jobs and annual income of $194 million would be wiped out in the Murrumbidgee region alone, if the Murray-Darling Basin Plan goes ahead in...
Past acts of bravery to be recognised
Bianca Hall PEOPLE who performed heroic acts before 1975 will finally have their bravery recognised under a shake-up of Australia's honours system.
