LNL Summer: A no-frills history of the Australian beach shack

Along the coast of Australia are hundreds of humble shacks, often with interesting stories to tell. Basic shelters for no-frills fishing, or homes for people who were forced to the margins. The stigma attached to coastal shacks has been replaced by nostalgia and a passion for these once-derided items of coastal real estate.Guest: Anna Clark, Professor at the Australian Centre for Public History, University of Technology Sydney. Anna wrote an article about beach shacks for The Conversation website. She is researching the history of the beach in Australia for a forthcoming book. Originally broadcast on 27 January, 2025