Between 1952 and 1967, 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 nuclear bomb tests in Australia and the Pacific. Now survivors report devastating health impacts – cancers, birth defects, generational disabilities – yet their medical records remain classified or missing. In this episode of The Discussion, investigative journalist Susie Boniface discusses allegations of a decades-long cover-up, reclassified blood samples, and sanitised archives. With veterans now in t...
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Between 1952 and 1967, 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 nuclear bomb tests in Australia and the Pacific. Now survivors report devastating health impacts – cancers, birth defects, generational disabilities – yet their medical records remain classified or missing. In this episode of The Discussion, investigative journalist Susie Boniface discusses allegations of a decades-long cover-up, reclassified blood samples, and sanitised archives. With veterans now in t...
Justice denied: Victims of infected blood products
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Justice denied: Victims of infected blood products
Blood products designed to save lives in the 1970s and 80s did the very opposite. They were contaminated with HIV and hepatitis. It left over 30,000 people infected. An enquiry in the U.K. has recommended a large-scale compensation scheme, but will it deliver justice to victims? And what lessons can be learned to ensure it never happens again? In this episode of The Discussion I talk with Mark Ward, a lead-advocate for victims of Infected Blood products.
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Between 1952 and 1967, 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 nuclear bomb tests in Australia and the Pacific. Now survivors report devastating health impacts – cancers, birth defects, generational disabilities – yet their medical records remain classified or missing. In this episode of The Discussion, investigative journalist Susie Boniface discusses allegations of a decades-long cover-up, reclassified blood samples, and sanitised archives. With veterans now in t...
