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The Briefing … Uranium in remote water supplies
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Residents of remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory have been drinking water contaminated with high levels of uranium.
The ABC’s 7.30 reports that Laramba, Willowra and Wilora, north of Alice Springs, source their water from bores that contain more than twice the recommended amount of uranium. The water in 72 remote Indigenous communities does not meet the Power and Water Corporation’s aesthetic guidelines, which govern how public water is supposed to look, taste and smell. Northern Territory Labor MP Scott McConnell, who grew up in Laramba, said “if we aren’t able to provide even the most basic infrastructure, like water, that is a sign of a failed state” …
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The Saturday Paper