The dust storm of February 1983 changed farming in the Mallee. But one family in the region had even bigger ambitions to restore the landscape.
Call it theft if you like,but I couldn’t resist. I put myself in the central role,and told the story at paid speaking gigs as if it happened to me.
Last week’s story about Thomassons – odd relics whose meanings are mostly lost to time – prompted a wave of submissions from readers. Here are their top finds.
As part of the upcoming Melbourne Fringe,Yalinguth Live shines a light on the Indigenous stories that have shaped Fitzroy.
Sydney is full of ‘Thomassons’ – unused objects from the past,left in place as the city grew around them. Now all that’s left is a work of art. Happy hunting.
Statues embodying past values should not be allowed to continue to occupy public space in perpetuity. What we put on a pedestal should always ask new questions of the past.
The imminent removal of a statue honouring a despicable 19th century Tasmanian premier is a reminder that we should be careful who,and what,we put on a pedestal.
On July 22,1952,Marjorie Jackson went into the women’s 100 metres Olympic final in Helsinki as Australia’s great hope and the fastest qualifier. She didn’t disappoint.
On the 80th anniversary of the commencement of fighting on the Kokoda Track,we remember the “bitter,horribly bitter,business” of what was a turning point of the war in the Pacific.
Daryl Karp arrives amid interesting times for the museum.
Sparking more generational tension.