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Cancelled! How ideological cleansing threatens Australia


Like all modern societies, Australia has to understand, interpret and learn from its history. In this paper, Peter Kurti argues that we must be sure to protect our country, our communities and our citizens from the three dangers posed by cancel culture — the corrosion of civility; the destruction of trust; and the fuelling of...
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Fact Check: Scott Morrison says the colony of New South Wales was founded on the basis there would be no slavery. Is he correct?


Is it correct that there was no slavery in Australia when NSW was founded as a colony? The verdict: Mr Morrison's claim checks out.
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‘I spoke about Dreamtime, I ticked a box’: teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives


Many teachers don’t feel confident or capable to include Indigenous perspectives in their classrooms. However, curriculums are needing Indigenous perspectives beyond tokenistic inclusion.
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Tall ship tales: oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straight


Researchers reflect on what happened when Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, and how it shapes Australians today.
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Timeline of trauma and healing in Australia


This timeline looks at some of the events, trauma and healing that’s taken place in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the last two and a half centuries. The dates in this timeline are a selection representing the breadth of events that have occurred. This is not intended to be a complete list.