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How not to cover a radioactive incident

Australia, If You're Listening by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Apr 27, 20260:20:00Society & Culture

In 2003, fire trucks, ambulances and hazmat crews descend on Merewether High School in Newcastle after reports of a radioactive incident. No one is speaking to the media — except a 14-year-old student who’s just been giv...

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How not to cover a radioactive incident is an episode from Australia, If You're Listening by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2003, fire trucks, ambulances and hazmat crews descend on Merewether High School in Newcastle after reports...

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Published Apr 27, 2026, 0:20:00 long, audio available.