Rita and Eleanor talk to historian Mark McKenna about his book, Return to Uluru, and the recent return of Pitjantjatjara man Yukun’s remains to Uluru for burial on Country almost 90 years after his fatal shooting by policeman Bill McKinnon.

Mark McKenna is one of Australia’s leading historians, based at the University of Sydney. He is the author of several prize-winning books, including From the Edge: Australia’s Lost Histories, Looking for Blackfellas’ Point and An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark, which won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for nonfiction and the Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australian premiers’ awards.

Broadcast: 4 November 2022

Rita and Eleanor talk to historian Mark McKenna about his book, Return to Uluru, and the recent return of Pitjantjatjara man Yukun’s remains to Uluru for burial on Country almost 90 years after his fatal shooting by policeman Bill McKinnon.
Mark McKenna is one of Australia’s leading historians, based at the University of Sydney. He is the author of several prize-winning books, including From the Edge: Australia’s Lost Histories, Looking for Blackfellas’ Point and An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark, which won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for nonfiction and the Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australian premiers’ awards.
Broadcast: 4 November 2022

Kitchen Radio is all about food, cooking and eating in Alice Springs

Kitchen Radio is all about food, cooking and eating in Alice Springs