The Rebel Chorus: Dissenting Voices in Australian History "The Rebel Chorus celebrates all those who fought for Australian democracy against the denial of a jealous Britain. The 'rebel chorus' is that blood-red thread that binds all Australians together: the Scottish exiles, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, Smith O'Brien and the transported Young Irelanders; Charles Gavan Duffy, Pete Lalor and the Eureka uprising; the colonial poets Harpur, Deniehy, 'Billy' Lane, Lawson, Gilmore and 'The Breaker' Morant; the patriots John 'Simpson' Kirkpatrick, Will Dyson and Norman Lindsay; the socialist Frank Hardy, the clergyman Daniel Mannix and the capitalist John Wren; the songwriters Johnny O'Keefe and Slim Dusty; and the rock bands Cold Chisel, Yothu Yindi and Midnight Oil. All have questioned authority and more often than not found it wanting." -- PUBLISHER. |
