Australians are hungry for new history books – but historians are pressured not to publish locally

Even after decades of history wars, Australians still have a keen appetite for Australian history. According to recent research by UNSW, 83% of Australians believe history is relevant to society today ...
The Conversation

Distance, dispassion and the remaking of Australian History

Anna Clark could have titled her book “Remaking Australian History”, for that is its narrative arc. She celebrates a change in the stories Australians can tell of their nation: from a heroic tale of ...
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The entire history of Australia

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The Australian history boom has busted, but there’s hope it may boom again

The 1850s gold rush in Victoria brought an influx of prospectors from China, seeking their fortunes. National Museum of Australia This is the first in a series examining Australian national identity, ...
Phys.org

Ancient mud reveals Australia's burning history over the past 130,000 years—and a way forward in current fire crisis

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study published in Science of fossil pollen trapped ...
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What to Know About the History Behind Australia Day

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