Australian History
Far-right trio convicted but the seeds of the 'Fourth Reich' were already sown

Are global neo-Nazism and far-right white supremacy the new normal?  
Cowboys win: Keeping North Queensland on the map

The big weekend victory for the Cowboys NRL team provides another reminder that North Queensland ...  
North Queensland is a State of mind

One of the mistakes of our Federation is that North Queensland is not a separate state, writes ...  
Barnaby Joyce and dual citizenship: 'It's the vibe'

The Constitution of Australia does not allow our Federal politicians to have divided citizenship ...  
Inequality in Australia and reclaiming the fair go

Inequality is rising but we can learn from an earlier, more egalitarian Australia and reclaim ...  
Demeaning our veterans: 'Merchants of death' fund Australian War Memorial

The War Memorial is about honouring the sacrifice of Australians who died at war, not advertising ...  
Liberals on the edge: If Turnbull loses to Abbott, Party will fall

The Liberal Party is a divided church, but if Turnbull falls and Abbott returns it could become an ...  
After Mabo: Removing the stain of racism with his vision for a Great Society

Author, journalist and activist Jeff McMullen delivered this speech at the 25th Anniversary Mabo ...  
The Unlucky Country: Unfinished Australia needs a new Constitution

The outdated Constitution of Australia is indeed “unfinished business” and system change is ...  
Reclaiming Australia's white supremacy

Bilal Cleland discusses Australia's violent, white supremacist history and asks if this Australia ...  
Anzac Day: Lest we remember

Lest we forget is the defining phrase of ANZAC Day and yet the Day itself is about forgetting.  
100th anniversary of Bullecourt — the bloody battles Australians forgot

This month and next marks the 100-year anniversary of the Battles of Bullecourt — a place of ...  
Does the War Memorial’s new slogan Advance Australia Fair?

Should Australia's chief war memorial be able to appropriate the words of the national anthem,  
Colonel David Hackworth: The man who loved the smell of napalm and hated war

The inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now was real, was an anti-war rebel and lived in ...  
Most liveable city's heritage under threat from Crown skyscraper

Plans to build Australia's tallest skyscraper in Melbourne will overshadow the Shrine of Rememb ...  
Vivian Bullwinkel, the Bangka Island massacre and the guilt of the survivor

As well as commemorating the Fall of Singapore, this week also marks 75 years since the Bangka ...  
Australia Day / Invasion Day debate: #ChangeTheDate — but not right now

For those who enjoy celebrating Australia Day on the date of Indigenous dispossession, Natalie ...  
It's time to think big on Australia Day

David Morris sets out his ideas to help resolve the Australia Day debate.  
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