The story Of A First Fleet Australian

7 Jun 2011 | A convict sent out over a 10-shilling theft left a proud legacy, writes descendant and senior ...  

The history of denial: the truth is out there

5 Jun 2011 | In Tony Taylor’s 2008 work Denial: History Betrayed, the often baffling story of historical ...  

The source of Bob Katter’s independence

31 May 2011 | Queenslanders may be united when it comes to State of Origin football but up north there is ...  

Remembering Lionel Rose — Australian icon

16 May 2011 | Independent Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of Australia. Contributing editor- ...  

Australian Republicans'' long struggle for liberty, sovereignty and democracy

9 May 2011 | An Australian Republic is about much more than just having an Australian head of state, says Dr ...  

Labour Day: family, freedom and a fair-go

2 May 2011 | Labour Day / May Day is a public holiday held on different dates in different Australian states. ...  

Remembering the Battle for Greece and Crete

25 Apr 2011 | April and May 2011 mark the 70th Anniversary of the Battle for Greece and Crete. When German ...  

ANZAC Day and Australian maturity

25 Apr 2011 |   ANZAC Day reminds us that Australia's nationhood has been tempered through blood and tears. ...  

1891 Shearers’ Strike and the rise of Australian Labor

22 Apr 2011 | The 22 April 1891 is the 120th anniversary of the ‘Clermont rioters’ trial during the ...  

Andrew Dawson, the "bushie" defence minister, and the British Major-General

14 Apr 2011 |   The current clash between the federal Minister for Defence and the Australian Defence Force ...  

Ned Kelly and reimagined Australian history

11 Apr 2011 | In March 2010, one of Sidney Nolan’s famous paintings from his early Ned Kelly series, First- ...  

Geoffrey Dutton, Donald Horne and the revitalisation of Australian republican ideals

6 Apr 2011 |   On this day in 1963, the Australian intellectual Geoffrey Dutton’s article ‘British ...  

Calls to restore knighthoods should be ignored

4 Apr 2011 |   Calls to restore imperial knighthoods and peerages in Australia should be adamantly ignored ...  

Remembering the 42nd Battalion

4 Apr 2011 | The month of April leading up to Anzac Day has become the time of year when we reflect as a nation ...  

Princes come and princes go

24 Mar 2011 | As we view the back of Prince William’s balding head jetting off home to Britain it is time to ...  

The 1887 Republican vs Royalist Golden Jubilee riots

16 Mar 2011 | Next year Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. In 1887, Queen Victoria celebrated ...  

The new "republican" Queensland constitutional preamble

28 Feb 2011 | The new preamble to the Queensland’s Constitution reflects Queenslanders' republican aspirati ...  

The Queen, David Hicks and the Australian Government

23 Feb 2011 | With reports that the Director of Public Prosecutions is examining David Hick’s legal position ...