Paradise Poisoned
Tears and protests as judge approves settlement over ‘forever chemicals’
Signing off on the $22 million settlement, a judge warned time is rapidly running out for communities affected by toxic chemicals to take action over their health effects.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Defence pays $22m settlement over cultural loss from poisoned river
The class action has been settled over firefighting foam that contaminated a NSW South Coast river, devastating the community, with lawyers hailing it a “bittersweet victory”.
- by Carrie Fellner
How investigative reporter Carrie Fellner broke the Wreck Bay story
The two-year investigation uncovers why the cemetery at Wreck Bay, an Indigenous village in the tourist mecca of Jervis Bay, was “filled with young people”.
- by Bevan Shields
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‘How dare you do this’: How Defence’s river of poison put thousands of years of culture in jeopardy
Part two of the Poisoned Paradise investigation into the contamination of water supplies around Wreck Bay from a Defence base reveals the shocking impact on local culture.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Paradise Poisoned: How the idyllic town of Wreck Bay was left asking ‘Who’s going to die next?’
A two-year investigation has revealed devastating sickness and death in an Indigenous community located next to a defence base that used toxic firefighting foam.
- by Carrie Fellner
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