Intrigued by the story behind the 3200km-long Overland Telegraph Line, author Rosamund Burton set out to trace its path through the heart of Australia – beginning with a gruelling bike ride from Adelaide to the outback SA town of Farina.
He grew up in a tiny South Australian town famous for its rodeo, but historian Robin Prior has made his career roping in the myths proliferating around Australia’s war efforts. His huge new undertaking, however, is being hampered by cuts to our national archives, and politicians’ priorities which favour hagiography over history.