Distance, dispassion and the remaking of Australian History

  • Written by: Timothy Michael Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University
Distance, dispassion and the remaking of Australian HistoryAboriginal Tent Embassy 50th anniversary, Old Parliament House, Canberra, 26 January 2022Mick Tsikas/AAP

Anna Clark could have titled her book “Remaking Australian History”, for that is its narrative arc.

She celebrates a change in the stories Australians can tell of their nation: from a heroic tale of white male achievements...

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