Frontier wars
Kim Beazley backs ‘proper recognition of frontier conflict’ at Australian War Memorial
New legal advice will allow addition as part of $500m expansion to be completed by 2028, chair says
Christopher Knaus
06, Feb, 2023 @12:18 AM
The Australian War Memorial’s intransigence on depicting the frontier wars speaks louder than words | Paul Daley
Any meaningful shift in policy will need to amount to more than acquiring and hanging new artwork in a dedicated space
Paul Daley
17, Oct, 2022 @3:46 AM
The Anzac cloak has shielded the Australian War Memorial from criticism. Its recognition of frontier violence is long overdue | Paul Daley
The integrity of Australian history demands truth-telling and our shrine to the military should lead the way
Paul Daley
29, Sep, 2022 @7:30 AM
Australian War Memorial promises ‘much broader, deeper’ depiction of frontier wars
Move comes after AWM faced criticism for sparse presentation of atrocities against Indigenous Australians during colonisation
Christopher Knaus
29, Sep, 2022 @2:02 AM
‘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
Steve Dow
18, Sep, 2022 @5:30 PM
‘A light in the darkness’: the history and hope of Myall Creek
For generations of non-Indigenous people, the massacre of 28 Aboriginal women, children and elderly was rarely spoken of. These days it is a focal point for reconciliation
Tom Plevey
15, Jul, 2022 @8:00 PM
Every Hill Got A Story: collected First Nations oral histories are a profound gift to national memory | Paul Daley
Bequeathed from memory to memory, these records remind us how recently central Australian Indigenous people felt the upheaval of colonialism
Paul Daley
27, May, 2022 @1:32 AM
‘Not calling a massacre a massacre is ridiculous’: a model of truth-telling at Myall Creek
Some teachers aren’t comfortable talking about Australia’s violent frontier wars. Victims’ descendants say it’s time to step up
Steve Dow
02, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
Police interactions with Aboriginal people are scarred by Australia’s violent frontier history | Paul Daley
If First Nations families fear and distrust the police, the reasons can be found in the past as well as the present
Paul Daley
18, Mar, 2022 @7:00 PM
Bunbury, WA – just one of Australia’s many places named after the killers of Indigenous people | Paul Daley
A start has been made in righting some of the egregious wrongs of the nation’s nomenclature, but there’s far to go
Paul Daley
15, Feb, 2022 @1:06 AM
The Proposition: Nick Cave’s savage outback western reveals ugly truths about Australia
Released in 2005, this brutal tale of sibling conflict is set against the backdrop of colonial racism, violence and misogyny
Adam Fleet
07, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
The killing times: Australia’s map of frontier war massacres updated
Researchers add, remove and amend entries as new evidence emerges and is assessed
Lorena Allam and Nick Evershed
16, Nov, 2021 @3:47 AM
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