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How a 'piece of rural propaganda' became 'compulsory listening' for Aussies
ABC News Australia
September 30, 2026
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Explore Today's NewsBlue Hills started life as "a piece of rural propaganda" to encourage World War II servicemen to "grow better crops and increase production". It ran for 27 years on ABC radio and became an institution of Australian life.
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