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Defending Country | Bovver-boy Dutton warmongering at the Australian War Memorial
Politicians' speeches at the Australian War Memorial have from time immemorial struck the themes of service and sacrifice.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/bovver-boy-dutton-warmongering-at-the-australian-war-memorialDefending Country | Speaking Out
Long-running ABC program with First Nations themes, presented by Defending Country Supporter, Professor Larissa Behrendt AO, UTS. Source. Featured. Tags. defending country.…
www.defendingcountry.au/reading-list/speaking-outDefending Country | House of Representatives Yarning Competition for young First Nations Australians: sharing stories, celebrating culture
There are four themes to choose from and students can choose from different creative mediums such as 2‑dimensional artworks; a piece of writing; photographs or videos; or a song, speech or soundscape…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/house-of-representatives-yarning-competition-for-young-first-nations-australians-sharing-stories-celebrating-cultureDefending Country | Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Broome, WA
Nulungu focuses on the core research themes of culture country and Language, transformational education, Aboriginal wellbeing, sustainable lifeways and social justice, and policy, practice and…
www.defendingcountry.au/related-sites/nulungu-research-institute-university-of-notre-dame-broome-waDefending Country | Culture is Life curriculum and project materials: The Australian Wars and NAIDOC Week
This year's NAIDOC theme is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Loud, Blak and Proud’.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/culture-is-life-curriculum-and-project-materials-the-australian-wars-and-naidoc-weekDefending Country Campaign | Defending Country
Obviously, there is more to war—any war—than the numbers killed, but those four small wars of Empire between them killed around 600 Australians, most of them in South Africa.…
www.defendingcountry.au/about/defending-country-campaignDefending Country | War Memorial reply on the Australian Wars: misleading stonewalling
Please accept this response on behalf of them both.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/war-memorial-reply-on-the-australian-wars-misleading-stonewallingDefending Country | Fobbing off doesn't cut it: correspondence with the War Memorial about the Australian Wars
The letter linked to. a fuller description of these options.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/fobbing-off-doesnt-cut-it-correspondence-with-the-war-memorial-about-the-australian-warsDefending Country | Little Voices: Jeff McMullen's speech at Murray-Toola Damona pre-school, Mount Druitt
Please read the whole speech for its combination of Jeff's personal experience and broad themes. One powerful theme is the link between colonisation and modern outcomes.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/little-voices-jeff-mcmullens-speech-at-murray-toola-damona-pre-school-mount-druittDefending Country | NAIDOC Week 2024 at the War Memorial: same old, same old?
At the Australian War Memorial, the NAIDOC slogan appeared on the Memorial's website. , but there was very little new beneath it.…
www.defendingcountry.au/news/naidoc-week-2024-at-the-war-memorial-same-old-same-old