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Historians are fighting a mini war over frontier history and the number of Aboriginal dead. Tom Griffiths argues for a different approach.
Archimedes would argue that such science forms the backbone of our society, in the way that adequate sewerage, clean water and good dietary information do more for human health than heart transplants and Viagra.
Jenny Zimmer looks at Patrick McCaughey’s The Bright Shapes and the True Names.
Passing on inherited wisdom is always fraught. Especially when the wisdom clashes with that of the prevailing culture.
Juliette Hughes looks at the impact of The Passion of the Christ.
The fire at the Camp Sovereignty Aboriginal protest action staged to coincide with the Melbourne Commonwealth Games was finally extinguished last week. Some believe it has thrust indigenous rights back onto the political agenda, while others believe the action has inadvertently reversed years of hard work.
Mark Byrne looks at the particular characteristics that make an Australian 'hero', and asks what it is about the interior of this country that moulds the interior of our collective suconscious in such a unique way.
When elders and officials in South Sudan are asked about the challenges facing peace in their region they talk of cows.
Andrew McGowan on Peter Carnley’s Reflections in glass: Trends and tensions in the contemporary Anglican church.
The artists of the Kimberley capture more than images
Peter McConchie interviews Indigenous elders.
Letters from Anne Dooley and Lynn Webber.
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