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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 54 MIN

John Williamson takes back true blue and life after a shark attack

from Life Matters - Full program podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

"It really bothers me when any kind of white supremacist people have tried to use my song, I've objected to that a few times now. True blue is just...your promise is your bond." John Williamson has spent his five-decade long career bringing our wide brown land to life in song. He's never shied away from speaking his mind, especially when his words are used for causes he stands against — whether it's racism or environmental degradation. His storytelling expertise is now being put to use as a judge for the Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature.When a young woman was bitten by a shark in the middle of a sunny winter's day at Sydney's Coogee Beach, it gave many ocean lovers reason to pause before their morning swim. It's something Justine Barwick has lived through herself. So if the water's your happy place, how do you feel safe to get back in?After a Canadian pilot was found to have forged his licence credentials for 17 years, we're compelled to Ask Aristotle when a white lie becomes unethical — or straight up fraud? 

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