Story of our nation – Part 5: First World War & Australia

Canberra, Tuesday, April 18, 2006. The Canberra Foundation Stone at Federation Mall looking towards old Parliament House. Originally part of the never completed Commencement Column the stone has three stones naming Lord Thomas Denman, Governor General at the time of laying the stones, Andrew Fisher, the Prime Minister of the day, and King O'Malley who, as Minister for Home Affairs, was intimately involved in the selection of Canberra as the federal seat of government. (AAP Image/Alan Porritt) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / ALAN PORRITT/AAPIMAGE

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We are bringing the story of Australian political history in ten parts. In the fifth episode of this series, we explore the Australian political landscape with the First world War in the background.

Script and Production: Kulasegaram Sanchayan.

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