Chief tormentor Keating's Song of the Swagman
The writing of The History Wars (Stuart Macintyre and Anna Clarke) is very important. The book will sit on the shelves of libraries as a sort of code stone to help people understand the motivations of players in today's contemporary debate. It sheds light on the political battle which is carried on in the pubs and on the footpaths about who we are and what has become of us. For the protagonists and antagonists in academe are now surrogates in a broader political battle about Australia's future.
· The History Wars [SMH]
· Banjo Paterson's trick: the song is the Ghost of the Swagman [SMH ]
Chile September 11th, 30 Years After
On September 11, 1973, a military coup cut out the democratic way of Chile. Today, 30 years after, local media are remembering what, why, and how it happened. The newspaper La Tercera has an hour by hour historical account of that day, while La Segunda offers a full biography of President Salvador Allende, who was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet and his troops. Finally, Emol.com has the private stories of 40 people, who write very personal My September 11th accounts.
Other media websites also are in the mood of remembering. Television Nacional, a state-owned TV network, has an hour-by-hour story with photos and video (including the "Palacio de la Moneda" bombing by air, and Radio Cooperativa has a wide selection of audio clips with the most important moments of that day, including the last speech of President Allende (5Mb file in MP3 format)
