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Clare Wright’s history of the Bark Petitions is a work of intimate storytelling, written with ‘charismatic authority’

Clare Wright’s Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions – subtitled “how the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian democracy” – tells a story that is already well known.

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Australia’s feminists are finally being memorialised. Can we grapple with their racism?

Some of Australia’s early feminist pioneers supported the White Australia policy and actively espoused racist views. How should they be remembered?

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Friday essay: 60 years old, the Yirrkala Bark Petitions are one of our founding documents – so why don't we know more about them?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people.

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What would history look like if women were the main characters? Gold Diggers gives us a very funny, refreshingly accurate answer

In the small Victorian goldfields township of Kingower in 1860, two women, the “notorious” Hobart Town Annie and Tipperary Poll, thrashed a man who had accused the pair of theft.

The Conversation

Mudgee statue celebrates Louisa Lawson, advocate for women's rights and suffrage

This town of 12,000 never had a statue of a female, so locals decided to raise nearly $130,000 to honour its most well known advocate for women's rights, Louisa Lawson.

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Melbourne to raise at least three new statues of women to counter gender imbalance in public art

Supporters are calling for a public nomination process to determine who will be represented in bronze

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National museum council watching history's first draft unfold

There's been a huge change in demographic and the way stories are being told.

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Top Australian writers call for climate action to be at the centre of election

Kate Grenville, Helen Garner and Tony Birch join more than 60 authors in new Writers for Climate Action group

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Rose de Freycinet stowed away on her husband's ship 200 years ago. Here’s why her journey still matters

In 1817, a young French woman dressed as a man and stowed away on her naval husband's boat. But her remarkable journey around the world was almost erased from history.

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Stella Prize 10 years on: Australian authors reflect on how the award changed their careers and the literary landscape

Since its inception in 2012, the $50,000 Stella Prize has changed the lives of Australian women and non-binary authors like Charlotte Wood and Jess Hill – placing their stories at the centre of national conversation.

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