Wilfred burchett


The Cold War remains unfinished business

The Cold War remains unfinished business in Australia — and, with the global crisis, we’re seeing a kind of political return of the repressed, writes Jeff Sparrow.

The Burchett debate: G Burchett, Nasht and Meray

Simon Nasht, George Burchett and Jamie Miller are ducking the book written by Tibor Méray about Wilfred Burchett, writes Bill Hyde.

The Burchett debate: Korean War POWs

For the record: Wilfred Burchett did not report the Korean War but the Armistice Talks to end the war, writes his son George Burchett.

There’s something about Wilfred Burchett

Crikey shouldn’t be surprised at the level of heat generated by the merest whiff of Burchett’s name. There’s something about him that seems to raise the demons of Australia’s post-war history, writes Simon Nasht.

The last, no really, word on Wilfred Burchett

The issue of Wilfred Burchett is not merely a matter of political differences, it instead involves defining the boundary between lawful dissent and treachery, writes Neil James.

The strange, shaming story of Wilfred Burchett’s passport

Seen here for the first time is one of the most intriguing artifacts of Australia’s post-war history, writes Simon Nasht.