As fighting ceased on the Western Front in November 1918, the Australian military turned its attention to a threat closer to home. The Spanish influenza had arrived in the Pacific Islands and was taking a devastating toll on the populations of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. Hear an author from the Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post–Cold War Operations series, Dr Steven Bullard, as he reflects on a century of Australian emergency relief missions.

Discover more about Australia’s emergency relief missions in Steven’s book In Their Time of Need.

Our Autumn 2019 program series, commencing in March, is now open for bookings.

Recorded 30 November 2018