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Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him
08.11.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Jane Lydon

Tony Abbott wants us to be proud of men like him

05.11.2025 10

The New Daily

Jane Lydon

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Tony Abbott begins his book Australia: A History, by telling off professional historians – and laments the “cultural confusion” of our present moment.

03.11.2025 10

The Conversation

Jane Lydon

Casting a spotlight on the Black convicts of African descent who helped shape Australia

It is a new idea to many Australians that their past is connected to the tragic history of transatlantic slavery. Some aspects of this relationship...

19.11.2024 2

The Conversation

Jane Lydon