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He wasn't the frontman

Posted by Mod Lang (@modlang) on Jan. 23, 2026, 10:31 p.m.

But he and guitarist Jimmy Moginie were the musical masterminds, with Peter Garrett handling most of the lyrics.

https://theconversation.com/rob-hirst-was-not-the-figurehead-of-midnight-oil-but-he-was-its-backbone-273913