In search of the Indigenous history Australian schools didn't teach
Fiona McIntosh gets a fresh take on the past while on a trek through Tasmania with an Aboriginal guide
26 April 2021 • 11:59am
Fiona and a friend relax at the visually striking ‘krakani lumi’ eco camp after a day’s trek in the Tasmanian bush
Credit: Rob Burnett
‘Are these strictly necessary?” I ask our guide Hank as I hold up a pair of thick, black-nylon gaiters dripping with Velcro straps.
“Well,” says Hank, wearily. “There are three kinds of snake in Tasmania and all of them are deadly.”
So, I’ll be wearing the gaiters, then.