How immigration made Australia, plus our endless hunger for resources

Australia is a nation built by migrants, but immigration has always been politically contested. A new history traces how we came to decide who belongs, who gets in and who is kept out, right back to the early days of the colony. Plus, historian James Crawford explores what happens when the resources that underpin modern life become harder to find, harder to extract and harder to replace.

Guests

• Mark Cully, author of Waves of Plenty: Immigration and the Making of Australia, published by Black Inc
• James Crawford, author of The Vanishing Earth: A journey through the last days of Abundance

Australia is a nation built by migrants, but immigration has always been politically contested. A new history traces how we came to decide who belongs, who gets in and who is kept out, right back to the early days of the colony. Plus, historian James Crawford explores what happens when the resources that underpin modern life become harder to find, harder to extract and harder to replace.

Guests

• Mark Cully, author of Waves of Plenty: Immigration and the Making of Australia, published by Black Inc
• James Crawford, author of The Vanishing Earth: A journey through the last days of Abundance