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Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Former prime minister (and journalist) Tony Abbott has published a political history of Australia. Across 18 well-written chapters, he narrates the nation’s trajectory, starting with the establishment of a penal colony in 1788 and ending with the failed Voice referendum of 2023. Abbott’s aim is to restore national pride by…

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‘An act of bastardry’: NT overruled Aboriginal authority to allow hotel on sacred site, advocates say

Film-maker Rachel Perkins says Larrakia people ‘would have never agreed’ to the planned 11-storey building

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From 1973, a journey of land rights through the bush

Fifty years of land rights are being marked in the red centre as the Central Land Council celebrates its past, present and future.

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‘We joke that she did a long con’: couples on meeting their partner through friends

In an app-ified world of dating, some people are returning to social networks for romance

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Rachel Perkins Appointed Chair Of AFTRS Council For Three Years

Rachel Perkins appointed AFTRS chair, Miraj Cinemas to install Imax in India, Screen Australia's First Nations Creators Program opens for applicants.

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Why First Nations 'ununiformed warriors' qualify for the Australian War Memorial

Last year, chair of the Australian War Memorial Kim Beazley called for First Nations “guerilla campaigns” of the Frontier Wars to be included in the Australian War Memorial. His bid was criticised by the RSL Australia’s president Major General Greg Melick.

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The Australian Wars review – a furious exposé of a place that celebrates murderous white settlers

Wide-ranging, unflinching and horrifying, this documentary lets Indigenous people speak out about centuries of legalised killing. No wonder it created shockwaves

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Indigenous voice supporters call for week of silence

Following the heavy defeat of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigners have endorsed a week of silence.

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Here’s What The Data Shows About First Nations Support For The Voice

Here's the data you need to know before heading into the booth

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‘We forgive, but never forget’: yes campaigner Rachel Perkins responds to Warren Mundine on Uluru statement

The Kalkadoon and Arrernte filmmaker speaks to Full Story podcast after prominent voice opponent labelled statement a ‘symbolic declaration of war’

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Indigenous voice yes campaign to ‘take the high ground’ with funding for thousands of local events

Public messaging of referendum supporters hopes to offer antidote to ‘fear and misinformation’, yes campaigners say

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Families of 1967 campaigners reflect on Indigenous rights on referendum anniversary

More than half a century ago, Australians were asked to head to the polls in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the population and allow the federal government to make laws for them.

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Yes campaign for Indigenous Voice to Parliament launches with announcement of multi-million-dollar donation

A multi-million-dollar donation will be used for resources and community events as the Yes campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament gets underway.

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In The Australian Wars, Rachel Perkins dispenses with the myth Aboriginal people didn't fight back

First Nations people please be advised this article mentions colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Morning mail: preparations for Queen’s funeral, nearly half on jobseeker unable to work full time, Australia’s Cop bid

Monday: Anthony Albanese describes meeting with King Charles ahead of the Queen’s funeral as a ‘great honour’. Plus: can Qantas return to its former glory?

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‘They are burning with a desire for justice’: Rachel Perkins on Australia’s genocidal past

In a new series, Perkins shares her own family’s history to expose how the country and its institutions have whitewashed the frontier wars

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