Australia's Ice Story | Geoffrey Blainey

Historian Geoffrey Blainey retells the incredible story of Australia's importing of ice. #GeoffreyBlainey #AustralianHistory #ColonialAustralia #History #Australia #CivilisationalMoment #IceTrade #Ingenuity #SettlerHistory Geoffrey Blainey is one of Australia's most influential historians, best known for reshaping how the country understands its own past. His 1966 book The Tyranny of Distance introduced a framework still used today to explain Australia's development, isolation and character. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Blainey has written on subjects as varied as mining history, world history and the Australian frontier, and served as chancellor of the University of Melbourne. Full video here: https://youtu.be/FV-QQoV7qKs Sign up to John's newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate." If you value this discussion and want to see more like it, make sure you subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnYSEGViOnb7k8ezUaWUww?sub_confirmation=1 And stay right up to date with all the conversations by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://johnanderson.net.au/contact/ Follow John on X: https://twitter.com/JohnAndersonAC Follow John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnandersonac Follow John on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnandersonac/ Support the channel: https://johnanderson.net.au/support/ Website: https://johnanderson.net.au/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Qh2fEsC7nEVxXxQzwTv54