Books & Poetry
He grew up in a tiny South Australian town famous for its rodeo, but historian Robin Prior has made his career roping in the myths proliferating around Australia’s war efforts. His huge new undertaking, however, is being hampered by cuts to our national archives, and politicians’ priorities which favour hagiography over history.
National
The so-called “palace letters” between the Queen and the former Governor-General who played a crucial role in Gough Whitlam’s dismissal will remain secret in what a historian has called a “national humiliation”.
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It’s time for Australia to reconsider what and who we commemorate, writes Freya Higgins-Desbiolles from the University of South Australia.
A new study pushes back the first known evidence of human activity in Australia – to 65,000 years ago. Here the research team – including Chris Clarkson from The University of Queensland – describe the significance of their discoveries.
