When the writer Ashley Hay arrived on the Abrolhos Islands off the northern coast of Western Australia her head was spinning with the story of the infamous wreck of the Batavia, that occurred in 1629.

The Abrolhos and Batavia

It was a pivotal year in modern history in which countries were reborn and created, national and ideological boundaries were redrawn and people across the globe began to rebuild their lives.

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Extra - 2015-02-02

Making sense of a changing world, Extra with Geraldine Doogue explores the risks and possibilities of big shifts in power, puts events with our neighbourhood and overseas into context and explains how this affects Australia’s place within our wider world.

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