tracing a century of skin cancer messaging in Australia
- Written by Andrew J. May, Professor of History, The University of Melbourne
Max Dupain via Mitchell Library, State Library of New South WalesIn 1981, a jingle played out across Australia, encouraging us to “Slip, Slop, Slap!”
In 2023, the jingle was added to the National Film & Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry in recognition of the way the tune – and its message – helped shape...





