ABC Radio National to look at Australia’s ‘mongrel’ roots

July 11, 2013 11:31

ABC Radio National has commissioned a new series called “Mongrel Nation” which the public broadcaster is describing as the story of Australian multiculturalism “in all its glory, ugliness and controversy”.

The six-part series, conceived and presented by Dr Tim Soutphommasane , who is the author of “Don’t Go Back To Where You Came from: Why Multiculturalism Works”, and will air on Sundays at 5.30pm commencing 14 July

The radio series will tap current debates around immigration and features interviews with politicians, social commentators and writers such as Malcolm Fraser, Penny Wong, Phillip Ruddock, George Megalogenis and Bernard Salt.

Soutphommasane is specialist in patriotism, citizenship and multiculturalism and holds a Doctorate and Masters in political philosophy from the University of Oxford and is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. He is also a columnist with The Age.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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