Australian History
Gough Whitlam and the CIA’s forgotten coup

The political demise of Gough Whitlam man is one of America's dirtiest secrets — but don’t ...  
Comrade Gough and the Australian Republic

Gough Whitlam was a great Australian patriot and a passionate advocate for an Australian republic ...  
We want Gough

Australia is immeasurably better off for having had a small window of genuine political leadership ...  
Vale the great Gough Whitlam

Vale Gough Whitlam, former Australian prime minister and hero, not only of Australia, but to all ...  
Bigoted Barry Spurr: Christopher Pyne's racist reviewer

One of the Abbott Government’s handpicked curriculum reviewers has been shown to be a disgusting ...  
Is Anzac a danger to children?

A lot of Australia’s war commemorations are directed at children, which may be a danger to their ...  
Who gets to play on Team Australia?

What positions and parts do Indigenous Australians ‒ and their unceasingly resilient culture ‒ ...  
First Fleet comments define Abbott’s cynical dog-whistling

Tony Abbott’s saying the First Fleet arrival was the defining moment in the history of the ...  
Our Wattle republic

Yesterday, 1 September 2014, was the 21st anniversary of the Australian Republican Movement giving ...  
Australia sleepwalks towards a dangerous nuclear future

An informed democracy will behave in a responsible fashion, says Dr Helen Caldicott, however as we ...  
Tony Abbott's white armband view of history

Grand Panjandrum Big Chief Lord Anthony Abbott first revived imperial honours and now has revived ...  
Tony Abbott, terra nullius and Warren Mundine

Prime Minister – and supposed Indigenous Affairs Prime Minister – Tony Abbott has insulted ...  
Another Queen’s Birthday — isn’t it time to break free?

Several monarchs have abdicated recently, so when does Queen Elizabeth II get to retire, asks ...  
Australia — no home for the homeless

Abbott's first Budget will only add to the problem of homelessness. How to house all these people? ...  
The Murdoch dynasty and David Jones

Rupert Murdoch plans to pass on his business to his sons; history shows this to be a risky prop ...  
Morrison sorts it out

Disbelief greeted Morrison’s news that everyone found to be a "genuine refugee" would be "set ...  
Save Mitchell Library from the barbarians at the gate

Through savage budget cuts, the NSW Government has put the repository of much of Australia’s ...  
Citizenship pledge — to an Australian republic

On the twentieth anniversary of the Australian Citizenship Pledge, on 31 January 2014, the Aust ...  

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