<description>An interview with Malcolm Fraser, former prime minister of Australia from 1975-1983. He talks about his past in politics, Australian policy towards asylum seekers, the need for better funding in education, and his thoughts on the current Liberal Party. Recorded in October 2009.</description>

An interview with Malcolm Fraser, former prime mi…

An interview with Malcolm Fraser, former prime minister of Australia from 1975-1983. He talks about his past in politics, Australian policy towards asylum seekers, the need for better funding in education, and his thoughts on the current Liberal Party. Recorded in October 2009.

#7 A Talk with Malcolm Fraser

<description>The Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey had a long history before it became the site of the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I - it is an area that has been inhabited by Greeks and Romans, and its literary origins stretch all the way back to Homer's Iliad.

Guest: Christopher Mackie</description>

The Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey had a long hist…

The Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey had a long history before it became the site of the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I - it is an area that has been inhabited by Greeks and Romans, and its literary origins stretch all the way back to Homer's Iliad.

Guest: Christopher Mackie

#6 A History of Gallipoli Before 1915

<description>Built in 1868 by Thomas Grubb in Ireland, the Great Melbourne Telescope was the second largest operating telescope in the world. Designed to to explore the nebulae visible from the southern hemisphere, its home was the observatory at Melbourne Botanical Gardens until closure in 1945.

Guests: Matthew Churchward and Richard Gillespie

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-1t</description>

Built in 1868 by Thomas Grubb in Ireland, the Gre…

Built in 1868 by Thomas Grubb in Ireland, the Great Melbourne Telescope was the second largest operating telescope in the world. Designed to to explore the nebulae visible from the southern hemisphere, its home was the observatory at Melbourne Botanical Gardens until closure in 1945.

Guests: Matthew Churchward and Richard Gillespie

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-1t

#5 The Great Melbourne Telescope

<description>The old court house in the middle of Stirling Gardens in Perth is the city's oldest surviving public building. It was built in 1836 and as well as a law court it was a place of worship, a school, a concert hall and the site of public meetings.

Guest: Richard Offen

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-1h</description>

The old court house in the middle of Stirling Gar…

The old court house in the middle of Stirling Gardens in Perth is the city's oldest surviving public building. It was built in 1836 and as well as a law court it was a place of worship, a school, a concert hall and the site of public meetings.

Guest: Richard Offen

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-1h

#4 Perth's Old Court House

<description>Flinders Street Station is an iconic hub of activity in Melbourne, with more than 100,000 people passing through every day. But there's a side to the station that lies mostly forgotten which few people see - a grand ballroom, long since neglected, now decaying and falling to pieces.

Guest: Peter Watson

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-I</description>

Flinders Street Station is an iconic hub of activ…

Flinders Street Station is an iconic hub of activity in Melbourne, with more than 100,000 people passing through every day. But there's a side to the station that lies mostly forgotten which few people see - a grand ballroom, long since neglected, now decaying and falling to pieces.

Guest: Peter Watson

More information, photos and music list at the website: wp.me/p54XSv-I

#3 Flinders Street Station Ballroom

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