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The Rock: Looking into Australia’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ from the edge of its wild frontier by Aaron SmithJournalist Aaron Smith's new memoir holds up a unique mirror to Australia. What he sees is at once amazing, disturbing and revealing. The Rock explores the failings of ournation's character, its unresolved past and its uncertain future from thevantage point of its most northerly outpost, Thursday Island. Smith was the last editor, fearless journalist and the paperboy of Australia's most northerly newspaper, the Torres News, a small independent
Journalist Aaron Smith's new memoir holds up a unique mirror to Australia. What he sees is at once amazing, disturbing and revealing. The Rock explores the failings of ournation's character, its unresolved past and its uncertain future from thevantage point of its most northerly outpost, Thursday Island.
Smith was the last editor, fearless journalist and the paperboy of Australia's most northerly newspaper, the Torres News, a small independent regional tabloid that, until it folded in late2019, was the voice of a predominantly Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal readership for 63 years across some of the most remote and little understood communities in Australia.
The Rock is a story of self-discovery where Smith grapples to understand a national identity marred by its racist underbelly, where he is transplanted from his white-boy privileged suburban life to being a racial and cultural minority, and an outsider. Peppered with his experiences, Smith gradually and sensitively becomes embedded in island life while vividly capturing the endless and often farcical parade of personalities and politicians including Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott.
Smith pulls no punches while he reflectson the history of Terra Australis incognita, dissecting whatis truly Australia, and its gaping cultural and moral divide.
'A credit to regional journalism,Aaron carried on the fine tradition of the Torres News holding governments toaccount and telling stories of everyday life in the Straits, never shying awayfrom controversies, lifting all the rocks and even out foxing prime ministerTony Abbott on his visit to Mabo's grave.' -Stefan Armbruster, SBS
'AaronSmith makes a huge and extremely valuable contribution to journalism in Australia. With insight and committment he brings issues of national andinternational significance to audiences in Australia and beyond.' - DrTess Newton Cain, Griffith Asia Institute
'Aaron's journalism has provided a rare and valuable insight into issuesaffecting the Torres Strait Islander community. Navigating cultural protocolsand geographical challenges, he has given a voice to some of Australia's mostmarginalised people and shared important stories that would otherwise have goneunheard.' - Ella Archibald-Binge, SydneyMorning Herald
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