UNSW Canberra History Professor Craig Stockings says there’s “value in the truth” in tough tales as he discusses his guide ‘Born of Fire’, which examines the Australian deployment to East Timor in 1999.
The guide took three years to be accredited for publishing by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Professor Stockings stated of all stakeholders, the Defence business was the “most understanding” of the worth the guide would supply for Australia’s understanding of the operation.
“We tell the bad with the good, it’s my job to present all of that to the Australian public,” he instructed Sky News Australia.
“Defence was quite supportive, even the provision of people and resources.”
He stated the overwhelming majority of officers in Canberra had been in assist of the guide, however there was additionally a bunch “less enamored” with the truth-telling portion of the recount.
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