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Only Communist Party members were tried for Sedition from 1948 to 1951, and the last of them was W. F. Burns - and he, like his predecessors, ultimately suffered defeat before the High Court on account of his 'fighting words'. Nonetheless, as The Accidental Seditionist reveals, the legal consequences of Bill Burns' case reverberated powerfully. On a personal level, also, the impact of the case on Bill and his family was significant - as Ron Burns, Bill's eldest son, explains.

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Ron Burns was born in Muswellbrook, NSW, and grew up in Auburn, Sydney. He trained as a teacher and spent 30 years in education, serving as principal in Australia and Canada. He later moved into sports administration and served as the Chair of the Australian Recreation Industry Training Company and the CEO of the 9th Australian Masters Games. Awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, Ron now lives in Canberra with his wife Gail.

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