the area. Maralinga Tjarutja, a May 2020 television documentary film directed by Larissa Behrendt and made by Blackfella Films for ABC Television, tells the story of the people of Maralinga. It was deliberately broadcast around the same time that the drama series Operation Buffalo was on, to give voice to the Indigenous people of the area and show how the testing disrupted their lives. Screenhub Australia gave it 4.5 stars, calling it an "excellent documentary". The film shows the experiences of the Maralinga Tjarutja people, in which the elders "reveal a perspective of deep time and an understanding of place that generates respect for the sacredness of both", their ancestors having lived in the area for millennia. Despite the disregard for the traditional homelands of the Maralinga Tjarutja shown by the British and Australians involved in the testing, they have continued to fight for their rights to look after the now-contaminated land. Music The Australian rock band Midnight Oil recorded a song about the tests called "Maralinga" on their 1982 LP 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Paul Kelly's "Maralinga (Rainy Land)" is about the effects of British nuclear tests on the Maralinga Tjarutja. "After Maralinga" by the British band Latin Quarter is about the aftermath of the nuclear tests. Australian singer/songwriter Kelly Chase released the song "Children of the Dust" in 2021, music from the History Detective Podcast, Season 1, Episode 4 "Nuclear Testing at Maralinga." "Birthright" from the 1989 album Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is about the tests. The liner notes for it state "In 1954 the British Government, in order to maintain the balance of power between East and West, exploded their first atom bomb at Woomera. They failed to contact all of the Aborigine peoples at the time. The Aborigines still call this 'the day of the cloud.'" Notes References Further reading External links Maralinga Nuclear Test – 1957 – Movietone Moments Aerial photo of the Taranaki and Kite test sites (Maralinga village & airfield are situated approx 20 miles to the South) Maralinga Rehabilitation Project Backs to the Blast, an Australian Nuclear Story We were involved in nuke test: veterans Australian Atomic Confessions film 1956 establishments in Australia 1963 disestablishments in Australia 1950s in military history 1960s in military history 1950s in South Australia 1960s in South Australia 1950s in the United Kingdom 1960s in the United Kingdom Maralinga 20th-century military