Bidjara Dreaming
Bidjara Dreaming is a poem based off true stories handed down to Leroy Wilson from his grandfather and great-grandmother from the Bidjara country
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Radical Heart, the inside story of the Uluru Statement of the Heart
Shireen Morris takes readers on an intimate journey into the inner workings of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Radical Heart is an important contribution to understanding the limits of constitutional reform in Australia as well as providing clear insights into exactly why this is required.
Memorialising the Australian Frontier Wars
A visual arts research project examines the possibility of a national memorial to honour the Indigenous peoples of Australia, who endure suffering and violence in the colonial and decolonising states of Australia.
Tracker Tilmouth, an extraordinary memoir for an extraordinary man
Christopher Ringrose reviews Alexis Wright’s 2018 Stella Prize winning book about the Aboriginal politician and activist, Tracker Tilmouth.
A Road Map to Recognition
Rob Gilchrist reviews A Rightful Place: A Road Map to Recognition, a collection of essays aiming to shed light on issues of importance to Indigenous Australians.
Middle-class Indigenous Australia exists
Stan Grant argues for a broader definition of Indigenous identity in his Quarterly Essay, The Australian Dream: Blood, History and Becoming.
Preserving and Sharing Indigenous Stories for Future Generations
Elders from the Koorie community discuss their lives, families and experiences in the Koorie Heritage Trust exhibition, Listen to Your Elders.
Indigenous constitutional recognition and the search for common ground
Shireen Morris discusses mechanisms that can be used to create fairer Indigenous-state relationships.
The necessary history lesson for Australia’s future
With a remarkably measured tone, Stan Grant powerfully addresses his own history and that of Australia, with lessons for the future.
The changing nature of racism in Australia
Right Now columnist Eugenia Flynn explores the confronting evolution of racism in Australia.