After Port Arthur: Personal stories of courage and resilience ten years on from the tragedy that shocked the nation

by Carol Altmann

A decade on, journalist Carol Altmann looks at how the people, the place, the killer, and the whole country has changed since the horrific massacre at one of Australia's most infamous historic landmarks.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2006

Reviews

[Amy]

People will say a LOT after tragedy I remember where I was when that happened.
I think I was in Year 3, so basically too young to really remember it and really grasp what was happening in sleepy Tasmania, where nothing ever happens.

This tells the story of the Port Arthur massacre that happened, one sleepy sunny Sunday in Tasmania. What happened next and what is happening ten years later.
We read stories from people who were there that day either as a survivor, or first responder or who treated the survivors. This also tells of Australia’s response to gun violence, and how with better gun control laws makes Australia truly the safest country to be.

Whilst we get an insight into what happened, I don’t think we will truly understand what Martin Bryant was thinking and why he did it, other then what people puts down to he was simply crazy.

A must read for people who like True Crime, or are Australian and want to understand more about a day that will live in infamy, 28 April 1996.

[Fiona Clayton]

Fantastic read could not put it down.
Such a horrible event in Australia's history defiantly want to research more about Port Arthur and its convict history. A++++