• Did fallout from nuclear testing contaminate Australia's milk supply?
• Can anything be done to save the Great Barrier Reef?
• Is an Australian scientist about to change what we know about life on earth?

Three new Film Australia documentaries tackle these questions, distilling complex issues into fascinating stories.

Silent Storm breaks new ground by linking the widely-reported discovery of thousands of ashed bone samples in a Melbourne laboratory in 2001 to controversial claims about nuclear fallout from British atomic tests in the 1950s. More

NOMINATED FOR FOUR AFI AWARDS including Best Documentary, Direction in a Documentary, Sound and Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film

Muddy Waters-Life and Death on the Great Barrier Reef examines newly identified threats to the corals off Queensland's coast and looks at how the local community is facing the challenge. More

WINNER, ENVIRONMENT/CONSERVATION AWARD, JAPAN WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL

Ted's Evolution follows Ted Steele and his radical evolutionary research which is stirring things up among the scientific establishment. More

WINNER OF BANFF ROCKIE AWARD, POPULAR SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY CATEGORY

Two of Australia's most distinguished and influential scientists are featured in the Australian Biography series: nuclear physicist Sir Marcus Oliphant - part of the team that split the atom - and biologist Charles Birch, who pioneered genetics and ecological studies.

Science documentaries in production include Troubled Minds - The Lithium Revolution - the story of Australian scientist John Cade who revolutionised the treatment of mental illness.

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