If there’s one thing General Sir John Monash did not tolerate, it was being used for political ends. After World War One, a group of plotters tried to enlist his help as a figurehead to lead a coup. He flatly refused, saying; “Australia’s future lies in education and at the ballot box”. These words will be inscribed with a statue of Monash wearing civilian attire, which will be unveiled on 3rd July to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Le Hamel. Not a traditionalist