The Wire

British colonialism was fought by Indigenous people across Australia’s history, but the fight seldom found itself on the colonial’s doorstep. Anthony Martin Fernando was one man who took it upon himself to protest the British in the heart of London.

Inspired by the spirit of his mother and his strong Catholic beliefs, Fernando spoke to all who would listen outside Australia House in London. In Rome he had pamphlets translated into Italian objecting to how his land was stolen. With little success he continued and his story is told by Griffith University’s Doctor Fiona Pailsey, author of ‘The Lone Protestor’.