Australian History
LNP Government refuses to acknowledge the truth about 'Invasion Day'

The Australian Government will never accept the term "Invasion Day" as it doesn't align with thei ...  
Daylight saving in the sunshine state of Queensland

On 1 January 2021 the 1990 Queensland Cabinet Papers were released, including a Cabinet Minute on ...  
Reconciliation: All stories matter

Tiwi College students are making art as a way of sharing stories about Australia's Indigenous and ...  
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Aussie anthem doesn't ring true for all

Our national anthem is back on the playlist and, as always, for the wrong reasons.  
Remembering Rosa — the plea of a war mother

Over the past century, Remembrance Day has been adopted across the globe as a time to remember ...  
Security agencies assume greater role in Australian policymaking

The question taxing many is why are our security services and not the Department of Foreign ...  
Interstate rivalry costly in times of crisis

COVID-19 has brought into focus the century-old rivalry between the Commonwealth Government and ...  
BOOK REVIEW: The Unforeseen Warrior Woman: An Unexpected Story

A new book exploring hardships faced by women 70 years after the arrival of the first convicts is ...  
Wattle Day for an inclusive Australia Day

Grassroots calls to move Australia Day to Wattle Day, mean our national day will no longer to be ...  
The idea of American exceptionalism has infected Australia

There is nothing very exceptional about American exceptionalism.  
An Australian republic must be founded on a non-violent society

If Australia is to become a republic, we must first address violence within our society, partic ...  
Remembering Ted Smout: Queensland’s last WW1 veteran

The Sandgate, Queensland man who fought for king and country in World War I became a staunch ...  
Jenny Hocking's heroic palace coup is a victory for truth

Professor Jenny Hocking's victory in the release of the Palace letters is a significant one for ...  
Palace letters add to the history of the Whitlam Dismissal

Hundreds of letters between the Queen and Governor-General of Australia relating to the Dismissal ...  
Political lessons from history in becoming a republic

In order for Australia to move forward towards independence, it's important to take a look back at ...  
Flaws in Australian wartime society mirror modern times

When I was a child reading about World War II in Europe I believed that some of its less savoury ...  
Wren's Week: Scott Morrison needs to own up to his mistakes

Prime Minister Scott Morrison continues to avoid accountability for his own ignorance by using ...  
VE Day 2020 commemorations another casualty of COVID-19

VE Day commemorations of the end of WW II muted due to battle with COVID-19.  

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