25th Oct 2025
Our October Meeting will feature a presentation by Brisbane author Brett Mason, discussing his book, “Saving Lieutenant Kennedy” – the jaw-dropping story of how an Australian lieutenant and two Solomon Islander scouts rescued a future president at sea .
Mason considers the stranger-than-fiction event and its effect on the Kennedy myth as well as on US–Australian relations.
Brett Mason is Chair of the Council of the National Library of Australia, a member of the Council of Griffith University and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at QUT. He was formerly a senator for Queensland, serving in the ministry, before being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the Hague and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. His previous book, Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world, was published by NewSouth in 2022.
2:30 PM | Uniting Church Centre, 52 Merthyr Road, New Farm
Entry Fee (cash preferred) | $5.00 members | $10.00 non-members | includes afternoon tea.
All Welcome!