"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" is a 1979 single by British band The Stranglers. The second single from their album The Raven, it peaked at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Hugh Cornwell stated in Song by Song that the song was written about the then Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It also makes references to gerrymandering, and genetic mutation in animals.[3]
It was later released on the compilation Singles (The UA Years), with a live recordings on Live at the Apollo 2010, All Live and All of the Night and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.