In the 1930's Australia went to war against their national, the emu. Learn all about it in this weeks episode as Saoirse Siné tells all to you, and special guest drag performer Wren Dennehy, a.k.a Avoca Reaction.

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Episode Source Material

https://www.britannica.com/animal/emu

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/common-emu

https://www.treehugger.com/emu-facts-5075359#:~:text=Emus%20are%20endemic%20to%20Australia,120%20pounds%20(54%20kilograms)

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2315839

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18516559

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-do-so-many-weird-animals-live-in-australia

https://listverse.com/2017/03/12/10-crazy-facts-about-the-great-australian-emu-war/

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4509731

https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-was-the-emu-war-of-australia-and-what-was-the-outcome.html

https://factslegend.org/25-interesting-emu-war-facts/

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