Radioactive Show

Close Nurrungar: Peace Camps in the early 90's


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From the 21-23rd of February World Beyond War have called the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases. For all the details of Close Bases actions globally go to worldbeyondwar.org/closebases.As actions to close military bases across the continent and around the globe are underway, we bring you a show about the campaign to close the 'Nurrungar Joint Defence Facility' in the late 8o's and early 90's. This program was broadcast on the 15th of January 1994 and takes a Look back at the Nurrungar Peace Camp 1993; and follows the story of some of the organisers and arrestees.The 'Joint Defence Facility Nurrungar' was closed in 1999 after serving as a joint Australian-United States Earth station from 1969 to 1999. It was primarily used for space-based surveillance and missile warning systems. Today, the site is used occasionally for army test and evaluation work, but it is not actively used for military operations.  This land still hasn't been handed back to the Googatha people.
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