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By reviewing the name of the Baden-Powell Award, Scouts Australia is grappling with its colonial past

  • Written by: Ciara Smart, PhD candidate in Australasian Colonial History, University of Tasmania
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Scouts Australia is considering changing the name of its most prestigious youth award, the Baden-Powell Scout Award.

Presented to recipients by the governor-general, this award is named after the movement’s founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, fondly known as B-P.

For millions, Baden-Powell remains a hero. For others, his role in...

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