Ben Lawson was preparing for another Christmas away from home when the
Black Summer bushfires began to burn their way across Australia's
eastern coast. As the bushfires continued to rage into the new year on
an unprecedented scale, Ben, feeling angry, helpless, and broken-hearted
as he watched the devastation from across the ocean, sat down and put
his feelings into words. To My Country is an ode to the endurance of
the Australian spirit and Australians' shared love of their country.