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And so we say goodbye to another Australia Day. Glorious sunshine on the Gold Coast. Beer and barbecues. Good times. A great day, so long as you didn't turn on the TV or the radio. Because a part of the annual tradition now is the well-worn, dreary debate about the date. For a nation that has so much to be proud of, we sure know how to talk ourselves down, especially on our national day. How to break the miserable cycle? This column does not have the answer, but offers these thoughts.   1. It's great to be Australian Most baffling to this author are the anguished Sydney and Melbourne t...

Time to enhance, not diminish our honours January 26, 2021 — 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. MARGARET COURT Time to enhance, not diminish our honours Like many, I was saddened by Margaret Court’s AC. Court has already received an Order of Australia award recognising her service. As with at least two of last year’s awards she is a controversial figure with loudly advocated extremist opinions, hurtful and socially damaging to many, and certain to provoke Australians who value diversity, tol...

7 must-read books by Indigenous authors From Melissa Lucashenko to Bruce Pascoe, here are seven books by Indigenous authors you should read this year. ( Share Print text only What narratives do we tell ourselves about our history? And more importantly, from what perspective? Indigenous storytelling offers what Bundjalung/Kullilli/South Sea Islander presenter Daniel Browning describes as an "authentic and unvarnished version of Australia". “There is deep honesty in our storytelling because the time for lies is past and the truth is the best way forward," the presenter of ABC RN’s AWAYE! ...

I think change is on the way: Bruce Pascoe We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement When I meet Bruce Pascoe before Christmas for lunch, it’s a late one, as he’s flown in from Mallacoota, where he lives on his 65-hectare farm. But even at 3pm, the City Wine Shop and the CBD are bustling, post-lockdown. “It’s a bit busier than Mallacoota,” Pascoe remarks. “Melbourne seems to be enjoying itself already.” Pascoe is in the big smoke to talk about his new book, Loving Country, A Guide To Sacred Australia, wh...

Acknowledgement of Country 19 Jan, 2021 More Australian producers are working to acknowledge the traditional Indigenous owners of their sites on wine labels. But opinion is divided on whether this is the way forward. Acknowledgement of Country can be given by anyone and recognises the traditional Aboriginal owners and ongoing custodians of the land. Since being adopted at government events in the early 2000s, these official acknowledgements have gained a growing acceptance in the wider community, with wine producers among those warming to its...