One of ‘the most intriguing and least known footnotes in Australia-Indonesia relations’ is the relationship between President Soeharto and a man whose name has been kept secret from the public for more than fifty years. But a new reveals the story of the Aussie bloke from Geelong who became Soeharto’s closest adviser and confidante, and what he knew about corruption, power, East Timor and the Balibo Five.

Guest: Dr Shannon Smith, author of ‘Occidental Preacher, Accidental Teacher – the enigmatic Clive Williams’, published by Big Hill Publishing. His second biographic volume on Williams will be out later this year.