'Polska. Spring into.' My contribution to the 25th Anniversary of Free Elections in Poland (4/18 June 1989) via the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Click on photos to enlarge - far better rendition Freedom being enjoyed in the Mazurian Lake District (Note the date '1989' carved into the concrete) On Saturday morning August 23rd I contributed to an Australian national radio programme celebrating the 25th Anniversary of free elections in Poland. You may wonder why Australia celebrates this anniversary with a programme on national radio. The history of Polish immigration to Australia is a distinguished one with a history of many outstanding Polish individuals or those of Polish descent. There are some 50,000 Polish-born people living in Australia according to the 2011 census. The number continues to fall slowly. If you are interested in this subject the Australian Commonwealth Government website is of present statistical interest: http://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/02_2014/poland.pdf And the Embassy of the Polish Republic in Canberra, Australia is also informative: http://w