9th of September (7 – 8 pm AEST) – ZOOM- What Remains: Nuclear Legacies of the Montebello Islands.
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In the 1950s, the Montebello Islands off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia were the site of three British nuclear tests. The first, in 1952, detonated inside a warship anchored off Trimouille Island, followed in 1956 by two larger blasts as part of Operation Mosaic.
In July 2025, a group of artists, writers, researchers, and nuclear survivors travelled to the Montebello Islands to explore the lasting impacts of British nuclear testing there. Next Tuesday the 9th of September (7 – 8 pm AEST) they will come together in a conversational panel to reflect on what they witnessed and experienced, and discuss what they will carry forward from their time on the islands.
Featuring:
- Jesse Boylan – Artist and ICAN Media and Comms Adviser (Convener).
- Maxine Goodwin – ICAN Ambassador and nuclear veteran descendant.
- Dr Liz Tynan – Writer and Academic. Tynan is author of The Secret of Emu Field: Britain’s Forgotten Atomic Tests in Australia & Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story. Her new book on the history of the Montebello Islands nuclear tests is due out in 2026.
- Merilyn Fairskye – Visual artist living in Sydney. Her work explores the relationships between technology, atomic landscapes and community and have taken her on location to the Polygon in Kazakhstan, Sellafield, Chernobyl, and other key nuclear sites.
- Paul Grace, Writer and nuclear veteran descendant. Author of Operation Hurricane: The story of Britain’s first atomic test and the legacy that remains.
- Gary Blinco – Nuclear veteran descendant.
- Tobias Holden – Student.
This discussion is free and open to all.
15 September – Webinar -AUKUS – End it Now!
15 September – Webinar -End it Now – https://events.humanitix.com/aukus-end-it-now
7.30-8.30 pm AEST
Guest speaker: Jim Green (FOE)on AUKUS and nuclear waste. Reports on anti-AUKUS activities around Australia. Discussion on building the movement to Cancel AUKUS and the Force Posture Agreement (FPA)
| Here’s two recent unwanted AUKUS actions by the Australian Government:* Liberal Coalition and Labor voted together to pass a Bill through the Senate to fund housing for 1,000 United States military personnel working on their AUKUS project- what about the thousands of Australians that are homeless? * The Labor Government signed a new AUKUS agreement with the UK government to last 50 years with Australia paying the UK upwards of $47 billion to their shipyards. |
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