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Radio waves that rocked Canberra

Picture a young Peter Garrett with long blonde hair in his first year at ANU in the early ‘70s, who responds to a call-out for students to go on air at a brand new community radio station called 2XX. Both Garrett and 2XX began public life at the height of political activism and this year our oldest community radio station turns 50, having survived conflict, criticism and even an arson attack. The ANU campus (where 2XX began in 1976) was a far cr…
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canberradaily.com.au broke the news in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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