In researching the play, which uses word-for-word dialogue from her interviews, Oades also found that some Lebanese Australians were still hesitant to venture back to the Sutherland Shire’s Cronulla Beach.
“A lot people from outside of the Shire that are of Lebanese Australian origin don’t go there any more or are hesitant to go there,” she said.
But she said time has managed to soften some of the hurt.
“Maybe three years is a good time for people to reflect on the event and on where Australian culture sits now,” she said.
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