HERSTORY on RTRFM: Estelle Blackburn

On this episode of HERSTORY on RTRFM, Taylah Strano talks with WA Women’s Hall of Fame inaugural inductee, Estelle Blackburn OAM. Blackburn is a Walkley Award-winning journalist, who despite having no experience with the law, made history by challenging the legal system.

Blackburn spent six years researching and writing the 1998 book Broken Lives, which led to the exoneration of two men, John Button in 2002 and Darryl Beamish in 2005. The men had been convicted of Perth killings in the 1960s. During her journalism career, she worked with The West Australian, the ABC and the Government Media Office.

Her conversation with Taylah Strano is fascinating, sobering and fun!

HERSTORY is an RTRFM podcast series about some of the remarkable women in the Western Australian Hall of Fame.

Join us as we shine a light on the lives and careers of women who have demolished barriers, lived incredible lives, and built a legacy of possibility for the girls and young women who follow in their footsteps. 

Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at www.cbf.org.au.