Monash profiled on ABC Radio
The Sir John Monash Centre has just been opened on the Western Front – a fitting tribute - but some would say long overdue. Meanwhile, a campaign is underway to secure the promotion of Monash to Field Marshal - the highest rank in the Australian Army.
In domestic politics, the activities of the so-called Monash Forum brings focus to what Monash achieved in civilian life - as an engineer and in his role in developing the coal and electricity industry in this country.
To re-evaluate the life of Sir John Monash, ABC Radio’s Trevor Chappell was recently joined by Spirit of Australia Foundation director Roland Perry, author of ‘Monash, the Outsider Who Won a War’