Wominjeka! Yumalundi!*
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The Uluru Statement from the Heart
Truth-telling under the Uluru Statement: the Australian War Memorial has a special responsibility: Time to be honest about the Australian Frontier Wars (a series)
‘The Australian War Memorial must properly recognise and commemorate the Australian Frontier Wars as an essential part of Truth-telling and as a first step to reframing Australian national commemoration.’
For more on the War Memorial and the Frontier Wars see our associate site, defendingcountry.au
A summary of events at the Memorial from September 2022 to September 2023: dithering and dissembling and mixed messages.
Action Plan for Frontier Wars recognition, commemoration
The Big Build at the Australian War Memorial: total $548m (and counting)
The (failed) campaign against the $548m extensions to the Memorial
Ben Roberts-Smith and damaging the Anzac Legend
We’ve followed the story since 2018. Latest: War Memorial stumbles towards a position (sort of) on BRS.
Looking back
Top recent posts
Honest History Book
AWM Alt Guide
Highlights & Archives
Australia 1916-18
Centenary Watch
Australia is more than Anzac – and always has been
* Wominjeka means ‘welcome’ or ‘come with purpose’ in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Yumalundi means ‘Hello’ in the Ngunnawal language of the Canberra traditional owners.
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