Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S65E5 – It’s one of the worst environmental disasters to strike Australia’s waters. Expected to be over in weeks, a year on, the South Australian algal bloom continues to devastate parts of the coastline.
As South Australians go to the polls this weekend, Four Corners investigates what the government knew about the health risks and what they told the public.
Despite the toxic bloom decimating marine life, shutting down parts of the fishing industry and according to some people, leaving them sick, the government repeatedly downplayed the health effects.
Angus Grigg and the Four Corners team piece together what the government was told and its public messaging.
Toxic Tide raises urgent questions about transparency, trust, and accountability in times of crisis. It serves as a warning for the rest of Australia about how governments respond and communicate as climate-driven environmental disasters become more frequent and more severe.
Toxic Tide is reported by Angus Grigg and produced by Alex McDonald and will go to air Monday 16 March at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. See more at abc.net.au/news and on ABC News social media platforms.
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