Remember the history of our British culture?

Yes, but do it right with the reality recap
of Australian history.

" We're engrossed with reality TV these days, yet we so
often neglect the greatest reality of all: the reality of
our nation and how it came to be..."

Taken from the blurb of the marvellous book -
"Error Australis"
TV columnist,
comedian, and history buff Ben Pobjie recaps the history of
Australia from the humble beginnings of a small patch of
rapidly cooling rock to the modern-day status as one of the
major powers of the sub-Asian super Antarctic next-to-Africa
region".

"As thrilling as it is to see Delta Goodrem's chair turn
around, there's no argument that World War
Two was even more exciting and, like any good
recapper, Pobjie provides an
immediate, visceral sense of what it was like to be there
in the moment at our nation's defining events".

" It is only by looking at where we have been that we can
understand who we are, what we stand for and why nothing
seems to work. "Error Australis" is a scholarly and hilarious
account of a young nation that has spent many years seeking
its place in the world, and almost as many years not liking
what it has found".

Noni Hazelhurst wrote after reading the book - "Savage,
provocative, hilarious, deeply-depressing and brilliant -
should be required reading for secondary students".

Shaun Metcalf stated, "It's as if Manning Clark had a
lobotomy and rewrote the Short History of Australia with
a crayon. I enjoyed it!"

" Freaking hilarious, had me gasping with laughter"
Julie Goodwin.

Whatever happens to Australia the country, we can be sure
of one thing: Australian history, rich and colourful and
filled with heroism and drama, will live onto infinity.
And for that we can thank the hard-working historical
recappers who work themselves into the ground to keep
the flame of history alive for future generations. In other
words, we can thank people like Ben Pobjie.

You're welcome.

Foxy,

What do you think about the Great Asianization Period (1980-2020) in Australian history?

Mr O,

Please don't involve me in your obsession.