Australia and Chile have more in common than you probably think
The two countries have many similarities as mining-based economies dependent on China as their major trading partner. But the relationship goes deeper.
September 11 has a very different meaning in Chile. The old black and white photos of thousands of tortured and dead victims of Chile’s dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet rise up on a giant wall of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights.
These days, Chilean memories of that fearful time starting on September 11, 1973 are assisted by touching a screen to show more details or updated photos and stories of people who were lost.
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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com
