“You have to do one” seemed to be the dominant opinion. So on March 12 of this year, at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) my new book, published by Routledge was launched.

Launched by the amazing Associate Professor Peter Howard (with me in the photo above) – who taught me in my first semester, first year of my undergraduate degree in Arts – the event was a wonderful evening. Full of laughter (Peter quoted feedback from one of my first year essays – apparently I ‘had potential’), good food and drink (thanks ACMI!).

It was a great night that marked the moment when my passion for history research  moved beyond things I wrote and were then marked and forgotten, to the moment when my baby toddled its way into the world.

Mia speaks …

John & Mia

Pam, Mia & Stuart

Babs, Rick & Me

Federation Square

The crowd

Family and Friends