A mission to honour Aboriginal service in WW1

Tom Molyneux has a great story to tell. His great great uncle is Allan McDonald, a “Fighting Gunditjamara” man and one of the first Aboriginal soldiers from Victoria to enlist in WW1. Serving in the Australian Light Horse at Gallipoli and the Battle of Beersheba, uncle Allan’s fight continued when he returned home, battling institutionalised racism to improve rights and

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WRITE NOW

Write Now – TONIGHT – Ashley Ekins, editor of and contributor to Gallipoli A ridge too far, a superb, new book from the Australian War Memorial;  then later Lilian Wissink talking about her book The Creative SEED. Please join me, Gaytana

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BEST MEDICINE

Best Medicine – TODAY – I’m talking with Ashley Ekins (Australian War Memorial) about the new book Gallipoli  A ridge too far; later I’m talking with Rhonda Garad from the Jean Hailes Foundation about women’s health for Autumn. Please join me – Gaytana

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