GREG T ROSS Diary of an independent publisher

Originally, Kirstie and I had done this together, in Adelaide but for the last couple of years, it’s been a virtual event, with me in NSW.

It involves lots of emails and lots of texts and coffee and me grabbing half-anhours sleep whenever I can.

And so it has been for this, the 30th edition of The Last Post. Some of the material we’d been working on for a long time, like the First Responders feature. Some things, like the deaths of Yunupingu, Father Bob Maguire and Barry Humphries, came very recently. But I wanted to fit all of this stuff in, to reflect its importance and where we’re at, as a nation, in April, 2023. For us being able to acknowledge the passing of these three principal players, heartfelt thanks to Tony Wright, The Maguire Foundation and, in regards to the expressions of sorrow following the death of Barry Humphries, thanks for images from Barry Crocker and Greg Noakes and to the list of people who provided quotes on what the artist meant to them.

Again, there’s a whole lot of good stuff within the 104 pages. You can have a look at it on the Contents page. As well as a new Legal section, with Donaldson Law. I’m going to try and grab some sleep now. When the magazine started 13-years ago, it all seemed a bit easier. But no-less loving...

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In this edition, A look at the Battle of Long Tanthrough the eyes of Peter FitzSimons in an interviewwith TLP editor Greg T Ross.

Photo courtesy Australian War Memorial and published in The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons. Published by Hachette Australia.