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The episode discusses the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in military service and the racial dynamics within the Australian military.

Send us Fan Mail We catch up with historian Peter Bakker and explore the truth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in military service. Listen in to this discussion on how the Australian military provided a rare space of racal equality where mateship often superseded discrimination.

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