Boat people dreaming

17 Jul 2012 | When thinking about the current crop of boat people, we should also remember that many of our ...  

Journey to Lawler Creek

30 Jun 2012 | We've all heard a lot about Jacksonville, but have you ever been to nearby Lawler Creek? Tour-g ...  

Pardoning the Breaker?

7 Jun 2012 | Whenever the Boer War is mentioned, the first thing many Australians think about is the 27 Febr ...  

Judas rising

1 Jun 2012 | Despite claims to the contrary, John Howard plotted, cajoled, manipulated and lied to bring down ...  

Robin Gibb: "talented beyond even his own understanding"

21 May 2012 | The death today of the the Bee Gees Robin Gibb from has rocked the Australian – and world – ...  

Compulsory voting in Australia

30 Apr 2012 |   Just over one hundred years ago, on 27 March 1912, Australia introduced compulsory ...  

The Australian identity crisis

26 Apr 2012 |   It’s time Australian children were taught something positive and interesting about ...  

ANZAC Day and colonialism

25 Apr 2012 |   ANZAC Day mostly celebrates the betrayal of Australian soldiers in the name of empire ...  

The ANZAC Day debt

25 Apr 2012 |   What does ANZAC Day mean to Australians? More than we can ever repay, says managing ...  

Greg Ham joined a band and conquered the world

20 Apr 2012 | Greg Ham, that iconic flautist from Men at Work’s greatest song, Down Under, has died. Music ...  

The gentle soul of gentleman Jimmy Little

3 Apr 2012 |   Jimmy Little was a gentle soul with a honey-sweet voice who trailblazed a path for other ...  

Cold Chisel and Khe Sanh

23 Mar 2012 | The 2011 Light the Nitro Tour was the reformed Australian band Cold Chisel’s biggest tour in 30 ...  

ANZACS and US Forces have long battled together

2 Mar 2012 | The first time Australian forces fought alongside American troops was in WW1, at the famous and ...  

Worimi Worobung Custodian and the Guardian Healing Tree

28 Feb 2012 | Ruth Forsythe investigates the “extra” in the ordinary as she shares a contemporary tale of a ...  

Why the role of our Head of State is important

18 Feb 2012 | [caption id="attachment_13959" align="alignright" caption="by Senator Lisa Singh"][/caption] In a ...  

Keeping our promises to West Papuans

13 Feb 2012 | Unless we wake up to ourselves soon, says Kim Peart, Australians may end up with only as much ...  

National Service for Menzies and the Queen

11 Feb 2012 | In 1951, "Menzies introduced National Service to provide partially trained soldiers to send ...  

Charred hearts and incinerated souls

7 Feb 2012 | [caption id="attachment_12313" align="alignright" caption="by contributing editor-at-large Tess ...