Germaine Greer, Christos Tsiolkas

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Christos Tsiolkas, Germaine Greer and the Aboriginal leader Pat Dodson talk about the fault-lines in Australia ancient and modern. Germaine Greer's new book White Beech: The Rainforest Years traces her attempt to return land in South East Queensland to its wild state. The new novel from the author of 'The Slap' follows a boy who uses swimming as a way out of his working class, immigrant background. Tsiolkas explores ideas about competitiveness and the macho side of Australian culture. Pat Dodson is a key campaigner for Aboriginal rights In this special edition of Free Thinking presenter Samira Ahmed explores what lies within the Australian psyche? Producer: Neil Trevithick.