Australian History
Compulsory Anzac Day services an attack on freedom

Forcing children to participate in school Anzac Day services is an attack on freedom and should be ...  
Lotus May Thompson and the Acid Girl legacy

A century ago, on 1 February 1925, Australian silent film star Lotus May Thompson made headlines ...  
Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions tells an important piece of Indigenous history

A new book by acclaimed author Clare Wright examines how the people of Yirrkala changed the course ...  
Night light shows off Melbourne icon

This image of a soldier admiring Melbourne’s iconic exhibition building at night is a prime ...  
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Take our 20-question Invasion Day and general knowledge quiz and test your trivia knowledge.  
The life and crimes of Australia's most daring fugitive

A new book detailing the life of one of Australia's most charismatic criminals also serves as a ...  
Reclaiming the radical spirit of the Eureka Rebellion

Many democratic liberties we celebrate today are the result of the sacrifice of the rebels who ...  
War Memorial makes little effort to recognise Frontier Wars

The Australian War Memorial is still failing to acknowledge the Frontier Wars as an important part ...  
Historic strike remembered as Victorian police dispute escalates

As the Victorian Police pay dispute continues, fears arise of a similar situation that erupted in ...  
Middle East genocide bears parallels to Australian colonisation

The atrocities being committed against Gazans bear similarities to the brutality carried out ...  
History wars fought to avoid cultural amnesia

Historians have a responsibility to preserve the story of our nation – the good and the bad – ...  
A century of compulsory voting in Australia

Since being enforced federally in 1924, compulsory voting is now seen as a community event — a ...  
Anzac religion unfitting in multicultural Australia

The Anzac legend encompasses predominantly White Australian history with little significance to ...  
14 years of independent journalism: Happy Birthday Independent Australia!

Beginning in turbulent times amidst a 2011 Labor leadership spill, history editor Dr Glenn Davies ...  
Eggs: Queensland's weapon of choice for political dissent

Steven Miles becomes the latest in a conga line of egged Queensland politicians going back more ...  
Palm Sunday is fundamentally a day of protest

Palm Sunday is a traditional day of protest for peace. During the 1980s, Palm Sundays in Aust ...  
Media outrage over toppled Cook statues superfluous

The mainstream media has sensationalised the toppling of Captain Cook statues around the country ...  
Remembering Manfred Cross: A polite politician in a world of tough fights

Manfred Cross, who died on 30 January aged 94, had an influence in history-making events inside ...  
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