A brief (political) history of Australian picnics
- Written by: Adele Wessell, Discipline Chair, Humanities and Social Science, Southern Cross University
A group of Greek migrants at a picnic in the outskirts of Melbourne in 1936.La Trobe Greek Archives , CC BY-SAPicnics and other Australian food traditions were once described as imported, banal and unappealing. But the practice of sharing food and eating outdoors has a long history, one that has been decidedly political.
First Nations people came...
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