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Thomas Mayo

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NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education

The NSW Education Standards Authority has announced that teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival will…
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Frontier Wars at the War Memorial: no reply from Minister Keogh after six months

Details about the Veterans' Affairs portfolio's failure to respond to a letter dated early April.
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Embarrassed silence and imperial violence: other countries confront their past; what about Australia?

Review by Jeremy Martens of Lauren Benton's They Called it Peace raises questions about how Australia remembers
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Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry gets under way in Queensland

Ceremonial opening of the Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry in Queensland, including speech by Chair Joshua Creamer
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The War Memorial's Corporate and Strategic Plans (Part 2: Don't mention the war)

Further analysis of War Memorial Corporate and Strategic Plans, particularly regarding frontier conflict.