The unwed mother who drowned her baby in the Yarra

Thomas Austin owned a great estate and built a grand mansion fit to host royalty. But he will be forever remembered for one of colonial Australia’s biggest bungles: rabbits. Author and comedian Mikey Robins joins the show with more. Learn more about Mikey at:
https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Idiots-Follies-and-Misadventures/Mikey-Robins/9781761107115

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WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. This week we tell the story of an Australian PoW in World War 2, who was damned for helping his Japanese captors but hailed for helping send war criminals to the gallows.

Author Tom Gilling tells the story.

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To coincide with the launch of Qtopia Sydney, the world’s largest museum and cultural centre dedicated to queer history and the LGBTQIA+ community, historian Garry Wotherspoon joins us for a fascinating exploration of Australia’s queer history from colonial days to the present.

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In the 1930s, Australians witnessed some of the country’s most infamous - and most luridly nicknamed - murder cases. But the “Vampire Murder”, a horrific sex crime in Newcastle in 1937, has been largely forgotten.
Crime historian and Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins the show for the first episode of a three-part miniseries.
More on Michael's new book The Murder Squad at: https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917
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In the 1930s, Australians witnessed some of the country’s most infamous - and most luridly nicknamed - murder cases. But the “Vampire Murder”, a horrific sex crime in Newcastle in 1937, has been largely forgotten.
Crime historian and Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins the show for the first episode of a three-part miniseries.
More on Michael's new book The Murder Squad at: https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917
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In the 1930s, Australians witnessed some of the country’s most infamous - and most luridly nicknamed - murder cases. But the “Vampire Murder”, a horrific sex crime in Newcastle in 1937, has been largely forgotten.
Crime historian and Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins the show for the first episode of a three-part miniseries.
More on Michael's new book The Murder Squad at: https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917
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As the Nazi war machine marched toward the Baltic, diplomat Chiune Sugihara disobeyed orders and risked his life to save 6000 Jews. Australian author Linda Margolin Royal tells the tale - and her own connection to that remarkable Japanese hero.

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While he's largely forgotten now, Daniel Mannix was a titanic name of the first half of the last century. The Catholic bishop of Melbourne wielded power at the pulpit and the ballot box. And he was never shy of expressing an opinion on controversial issues, from conscription to communism, to independence for the land of his birth. Andrew McConville from the State Library joins the show with more.
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Today we tell three tales of people who made Australia just that little bit more colourful.

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In this episode, we bring together the ripping yarns of some of the nation's greatest liars and frauds.

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