This week phone lines crackle across Oz as we speak with former Greenpeace cadre and Guardian journo, current author and activist, Monica Tan. And I say crackle because yes, there’s the occasional spot of poor connection quality, but more to the point, the topics we talk on are live: from a treaty with First Nations people to the mostly male nomads of the Outback. Plus, you’ll learn your ABCs beyond the alphabet and why the Northern Territory is THE PLACE TO BE for missionaries, mercenaries and misfits (that’s all our listeners, then).

Enjoy!

Also, enjoy Monica’s excellent Australian travelogue, Stranger Country, available online and in bookshops everywhere.

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Get To Know Top End Australia: A Further Reading List by Monica Tan

> Indigenous Australia for Dummies by Larissa Behrendt

> Carpentaria by Alexis Wright

> Capricornia by Xavier Herbet

> We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn

> The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin

> Phil O’Brien’s website - thecampfiresinger.com