‘Australia has no culture’: changing the mindset of the cringe
“Australia has no culture, so why would anyone overseas be interested in us?” says a young MA student at a University of Melbourne forum as part of a discussion about Australian “culture” being promoted seriously and strategically overseas. Her peers joined in. “Yes, it’s a cultural cringe”. “Yes, Australia is so young, compared with other […]
ABC Radio Brisbane – Focus: What moment in history has influenced your life? #Goondeen
History can be very personal. How has your experience of history shaped your life? And how can that help us understand Australia? Two wise Brisbane elders, Uncle Albert Holt and Everald Compton, talk about understanding Australia through history.
Street Art – A conversation piece or an eyesore?
Historically, we remember street art as a different name; graffiti; a sub-culture of disenfranchisedyouth expressing themselves through what many property owners and the government consideredvandalism. But that perception is changing.Today we find many business owners and local government allocating areas of their businesses and communities to commissioned street art pieces that bring a level of culture […]
Uncle Albert – Queen’s Baton Bearer at the Commonwealth Games
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AUSTRALIA IS A NATION BUILDER – Inland Rail plan
Multi-billion dollar Inland Rail plan gathers momentum. Michael Madigan, The Courier-Mail Final leg of Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail route revealed Queensland Nationals MPs demand inland rail route change A CONTRACT for 14,000 tonnes of steel has been signed and, come late January, more than 100 workers will once again be buzzing about the 12th […]
AUSTRALIA DAY OR INVASION DAY ?
The Australia Day public holiday, held each year on 26 January, commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet and the beginning of European settlement in Australia. In 1988, the 200th anniversary was acknowledged with a year-long programme of events, which included a touring exhibition, the presentation of a medallion to all Australian schoolchildren, an official […]
THE FORGOTTEN WAR
THE FORGOTTEN WAR Few Australians have ever heard of The Forgotten War. In began with the arrival of the First Fleet at Botany Bay and lasted for about 100 years as Aborigines defended the land they had occupied for 65000 years as Europeans spread further and further across the Continent. Historians estimate that […]
REFUGEES CAN BE AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ASSETS
REFUGEES CAN BE AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST ASSETS My friend Henry Palaszczuk is a first class example of a refugee who became an eminent Australian. As a young boy, he fled with his family from a brutal Russian takeover of his homeland that had been ravaged by Hitler to make it to the land of opportunity that […]
THE LONG WALK TO EQUALITY
THE LONG WALK TO EQUALITY Last week the Turnbull Government rejected the concept of a referendum being held on a change to the Australian Constitution which would create what can broadly be described as a Council to officially represent Indigenous Australians. The Prime Minister said that such a referendum was certain to be voted down […]
Australia condemned for trying to make asylum seekers ‘homeless and destitute’
Australia condemned for trying to make asylum seekers ‘homeless and destitute’ (Click on the title to read the original article) – Uncle Albert Holt says: It’s all about maintaining human dignity and this is not the way to go about it. – Everald Compton says: Australia’s treatment of Asylum seekers is appalling. I cannot understand the inhumanity […]
