War memorial not the place to 'dwell on' frontier wars Former prime minister Tony Abbott has backed calls for a separate museum commemorating the frontier wars, rather than being part of the Australian War Memorial. AAP · Aug 26
Dead Poets Society director Peter Weir receives lifetime achievement award at Sydney film festival Australian film-maker behind Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli celebrated for defining country’s culture and ‘global influence on craft, form and storytelling’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 11
Rebel Wilson’s The Deb is great fun but it tanked. Is this the fate of the Australian movie musical? The Deb has taken just $237 a screen in its second week – but it is an enjoyable addition to the Australian movie musical pantheon, which is more flops than hits The Guardian - AU · Apr 21
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… The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025
‘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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025
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. AAP · Oct 5, 2024
‘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 The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2024
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. Top News · Apr 11, 2024
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. The Conversation · Jan 15, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
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. AAP · Oct 14, 2023
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 Pedestrian.tv · Oct 11, 2023
‘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’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023
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 The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2023
ABC News · May 27, 2023 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.
ABC News · Feb 23, 2023 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.
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022 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.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022 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?
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022 ‘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