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The case for me as a piece of Australiana

The case for me as a piece of Australiana

6 Feb 202626 Jan 2026 1 Comment

Exhibit A: Name, Heritage and Pure CoincidenceA man named John Martin was a convict on the First Fleet. He was a Black American and a political prisoner. So it’s wildly unlikely I’m related — but you never know. Australia was built on improbability. Until recently I thought I had Locke blood on my mother’s side.… Continue reading The case for me as a piece of Australiana

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I’m a former Australian newspaper journalist who is now free to be frivolous and mobile. Home is Canberra but I started life and work in Tasmania. 

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