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It’s time to tell the truth – David Marr’s Killing for Country
David Marr's Killing for Country: A Family Story David Marr was shocked to uncover that his own ancestors had served in the notoriously violent Native...
Five years after the destruction of Juukan Gorge caves
Juukan Gorge: The Blast That Shook Australia’s Conscience In May 2020, the world watched in disbelief as news that Rio Tinto, one of the world’s...
Murujuga Custodian Sues Environment Minister Over WA Rock Art
Murujuga Custodian Sues Environment Minister Over Inaction on Sacred Rock Art Protection 23 May 2025 - As the federal government prepares to decide the fate...
Native Title Tribunal Greenlights Santos Gas Mining in Pilliga Forest
Gomeroi People Vow to Keep Fighting as Native Title Tribunal Greenlights Santos Gas Mining in Pilliga Forest 20 May 2025 - In a deeply controversial...
Why Australia Needs Marijuana Law Reform
Australia Needs Marijuana Law Reform Despite setbacks, public support grows for cannabis decriminalisation and legalisation Nestled in the misty hills of the Northern Rivers region, Nimbin...
Australian Aboriginal spears taken by James Cook repatriated
Cambridge's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have repatriated four Australian Aboriginal spears, which were taken by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 from Kamay (Botany...
A message from Julian Assange re: Australian federal election
Julian Assange is currently in Rome after attending the funeral of Pope Francis. This message from Julian was sent via his brother Gabriel Shipton...
Henry Reynolds Sparked a Revolution in Australian Legal History
Henry Reynolds: The Historian Who Helped Spark a Revolution in Australia’s Legal History When the High Court of Australia handed down its historic 1992 Mabo...
The Role of ‘Welcome to Country’ & ‘Acknowledge Country’
The Role of 'Welcome to Country' and Land without Economic Value in the Politics of Poverty - By Ghillar, Michael Anderson, the last survivor of...
Reconciling the Silence: Marching for the Truth on Anzac Day
Reconciling the Silence: Marching for the Truth on Anzac Day For fifteen years, a quiet but powerful procession has walked up Anzac Parade in Canberra...