Australian History
Vale Hazel Hawke ― first among equals

Hazel Hawke was a great Australian ― and a great Australian republican. History editor Dr Glenn ...  
How Aussie Jack helped send Ford back

Globalisation might have a lot to do with the demise of Ford Australia but, according to Ross ...  
Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and refugees (Part 1a)

With the images on ABC Four Corners of asylum seekers detained on Nauru and Manus Island fresh in ...  
2013 ANZAC Day school ceremony

  The Anzac Day tradition is powerfully strong in schools all around Australia, says history ...  
Christina Amphlett — rebel with a cause

Australia mourns the passing of one of the country’s most iconic rock stars — the lead singer ...  
Is Bob Carr a spy?

The Age exposes the Australian foreign minister as an "agent" under US influence; Murray Hunter ...  
John Howard — Lazarus lying

John Howard's latest lies about the Iraq War remind us of his deep dishonesty and give the Gove ...  
Murdoch in Darwin and his plans for Australia

Rodney E. Lever considers Rupert Murdoch’s visit to Darwin, as well as the suspicious timing ...  
The retrial of Breaker Morant

  As previously reported military lawyer Jim Unkles was unsuccessful at securing a pardon for ...  
Tony Abbott: Australia’s most effective Opposition Leader?

Many people have labelled Tony Abbott as Australia’s most effective opposition leader, but ...  
The day The Australian's reporters stopped writing lies

Rupert Murdoch’s brazen intervention in the 1975 Federal election campaign led to reporters at ...  
The forthcoming assault on workers' rights

The Gordonstone mine dispute is a case study in why Tony Abbott must not be allowed to become ...  
Remembering Indigenous Australians on Australia Day

Progressive Christian leader Rev’d Dr Ray Barraclough calls for a minute's silence on Australia ...  
Why I'm not celebrating Australia Day

Why don't we celebrate Australia Day on a day all Australians can get behind. David Donovan ...  
Canberra's misplaced plan

Why is Australia’s capital city so very different from its original design? Callum Davidson ...  
Another year of mud and smear

2013 will be another year of smear, says Rodney E. Lever, based on the long history of the bloody ...  
Sub-tropical Fascism (Part 1): Nationalism and patriotism

Here we present the first in a jolting six part series by Dr George Venturini; here, he looks at ...  
The ABC is left wing? You must be joking!

Despite what you may have heard, the ABC is far from being left-wing, say 3CR radio host Bill ...  
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