RECOGNISING and sharing Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders’ contribution in World War I was part of the inspiration for the picture book Alfred’s War.
The book for upper-aged primary school students will be launched on Saturday, March 31, in Fremantle.
Author Rachel Bin Salleh said her book’s inspiration came from two different ideas.
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“The other idea was that in John Howard’s era as prime minister he really forged the identity of Diggers in the trenches but there was no recognition of Indigenous Diggers.”