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Michelle Rayner @michrayner

Exec Producer,Performance & Features,ABC RN. My opinions and comments are my own,and do not reflect the ABC.

Joined March 2012
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The Confidence Men abc.net.au/radionational/pro…

The Confidence Men - ABC listen

What if the only tool you had to escape from a WWI Turkish prison camp was a homemade Ouija board?

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Wish I'd been there! The Wanda Beach concert was a defining moment in Australian rock music but it was almost a disaster - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-06-24/w…

'It was the making of the band': The legendary Sydney gig that defined Midnight Oil, INXS and others

Organisers expected about 10,000 people but more than 25,000 turned up for the free concert. And then the rain came down.

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The 'drug grannies' thought they were on the trip of a lifetime. They couldn't have been more mistaken abc.net.au/news/2022-06-21/d… via @ABCaustralia

The two elderly 'drug grannies' blamed for trafficking 'the biggest ever haul of hashish in...

In 1977, two American retirees set out on a campervan trip. When the women tried to go home, they were threatened with violence, and a three-month holiday turned into a 14-year prison sentence.

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18 Nov 2021
We are looking forward to this one - the final #MakingPublicHistories event of the year, with @LydonJane, @ClaireLowrie1 and @ProtschkySusie, hosted by Al Thomson and @AliciaCerreto. Still on Zoom, so join us from wherever you are! @MonashHistory @OldTreasuryMelb
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The trailblazing Australian women who showed magic was not just for men abc.net.au/news/2021-11-02/t…

Forget pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Esme could pull a wallaby out of an empty trunk

The world of stage magic in Australia was a male affair, until Esme Levante, Myrtle Roberts and Moi-Yo Miller came along.

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Happy 100th birthday PEN! abc.net.au/radionational/pro…

You are not alone: 100 years of PEN International Part 1 - ABC listen

Writers go to prison for the courageous pursuit of their craft and PEN has been working to get them out.  Melbourne writer Arnold Zable tells the story of PEN International - from its creation out of...

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‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot? theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…

‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot?

Historians are aghast that the National Archives have had to resort to crowdfunding to protect irreplaceable historical records

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HCV Book Club historycouncilvic.org.au/hcv… via @History_Vic Biscuit, cookie, cracker, hard tack....find out the rich, layered history embedded within this crunchy entity...Join us for a conversation between historians Lizzie Collingham and David Lowe...first HCV Friends Book Club

Book Author - HCV Friends Book Club

History Council of Victoria

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The bravery, tragedy, and mystery of Captain Smirnov's secret diamond delivery abc.net.au/news/2021-01-26/d…

The tragedy and mystery of this desperate flight to Australia

There's gunfire in the distance as a famed Dutch pilot takes off in a desperate bid to reach Australia. He's unaware that in the plane's safe are millions of dollars worth of diamonds — most of which...

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Terrific discussion about humanities degrees, and so much more
Darebin Council: Keep Northcote Golf Course open to the public - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8ZyyKxwh via @ChangeAUS

10,059 people signed and won this petition

Keep Northcote Golf Course open to the public

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Hi @ScottMorrisonMP @Craig_Foster @SonnyBWilliams @amnestyOz are in Canberra today, representing 60,000 Australians calling on you to accept NZ's offer of resettlement so people can rebuild their lives. Please call #GameOver and #AcceptNZ now gameover.org.au/
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And along with #ShootingthePast check out the other @RadioNational history podcasts that made this list. Congratulations all
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It's been more than 6 months,with an all too fleeting window between lockdowns,of 'the old life', but welcome news today..on'ya Melburnians all.. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Tears, cheers and beers: Melbourne joyous as Daniel Andrews puts end to lockdown

Announcement that cafes, restaurants, bars and beauty services will reopen met with outpouring of emotion

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23 Oct 2020
#ICYMI In 1903, Adelaide coroner William Ramsay Smith was publicly accused of grave-robbing. The robbing of one particular grave was his undoing. The scandal exposed a chilling trade in the bodies of Aboriginal people ab.co/3m2txHU
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Our cities are full of parks, so why are we looking to golf courses for more open space? theconversation.com/our-citi… via @ConversationEDU

Our cities are full of parks, so why are we looking to golf courses for more open space?

All parks are not equal. The response to the opening of golf courses to the public during the COVID pandemic shows the quality of green open space is a big issue for city residents.

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