Honest History promotes balanced consideration of Australian history by offering contesting, evidence-based interpretations to students, teachers, universities, journalists and the public. We challenge the misuse of history to serve political or other agendas.
The trees have no voice: destroying 100 trees at the Australian War Memorial to build the $498m., 24 000 sq. metres, unnecessary and inappropriate extensions
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Getting their story straight: War Memorial squirms (just a little) at Senate Estimates, 24 March
Alison Broinowski in Independent Australia on why Australia needs an independent foreign policy
Australia’s haunted house: Mark McKenna in The Monthly on how the Australian War Memorial showcases our past and perhaps distorts our future
The Spanish flu pandemic 1918-19 that killed 13 000 Australians and 50 million world-wide (with some recent updates)
A build for the times – or an extravagant folly?
Heritage Guardians: a campaign against the proposed $498m extensions to the Australian War Memorial
National Capital Authority consultation on ‘early works’ associated with War Memorial $498m project: dozens of trees to be cut down; premature demolition of Anzac Hall; massive excavation at Memorial entrance. Have your say to the National Capital Authority on the Memorial’s ‘early works’ application.
Arms and the War Memorial: let’s spend on health, not arms and submarines
Looking back
Centenary Watch
Australia is more than Anzac – and always has been