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A two-day program of keynote speakers, panel conversations and a yarning circle will look to unravel the forgotten chapters of British slavery that linger in the shadows of Australia's colonisation.Australian Legacies of Slavery will be presented by

Winners across six literary categories each take home $80,000 in this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

The rediscovery of forgotten set of photographs of Aboriginal men in the vault of an Italian museum has sparked an international search for their descendants.

Grappling with Australias legacies of slavery 09 Jul 2021 | 3 mins This article by Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at UWA, and Zoe Laidlaw from The University of Melbourne, originally appeared in The Conversation on Friday 9 July 2021.  As countries around the globe struggle to come to terms with the legacies of their imperial and colonial pasts, much debate about truth-telling focuses on how we remember individuals. The statues and street names honouring the achievements o...

Date Time Grappling with Australia’s legacies of slavery This article by Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at UWA, and Zoe Laidlaw from The University of Melbourne, originally appeared in The Conversation on Friday 9 July 2021. As countries around the globe struggle to come to terms with the legacies of their imperial and colonial pasts, much debate about truth-telling focuses on how we remember individuals. The statues and street names honouring the achievements of eminent w...