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The Tyranny of Distance
30% of Australians were born overseas and half have at least one parent born overseas. We view ourselves as very much a safe, stable pocket, far away from the ravages of war. The Tyranny of Distance is about how distance from other parts of the world, but also distance within Australia, the continent itself, shaped Australian history,. identity institutions, and Australia's economy.