He grew up in a tiny South Australian town famous for its rodeo, but historian Robin Prior has made his career roping in the myths proliferating around Australia’s war efforts. His huge new...
Canada pressured to find all unmarked Indigenous graves
The remains of 215 children were found last month buried in unmarked graves at a former residential school, one of more than 150 institutions in a defunct system that for well over a century...
Historians fear Australian stories could be lost forever
Historians fear untold Australian stories could be lost without a substantial funding increase for the National Archives to prevent the disintegration of records dating back to the mid-19th century....
Brewarrina Mission connects past and present to Indigenous culture and heritage
The organisers of an inaugural open day at one of Australia's largest former Aboriginal missions hope the event will become a national movement towards Indigenous reconciliation. ... The separation...
Cuomo denies alleged cover-up in crisis surrounding nursing home deaths
After insisting his administration had done nothing wrong last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo, on Monday, did not directly apologize for a lack of transparency surrounding the record-keeping of COVID...
Gaps in records of Trump’s presidency
There’s growing concern among historians and political analysts that missing documents will leave a hole in the record of President Donald Trump’s term, one of America’s most tumultuous...
NT Stolen Generations ‘feel like the last people in Australia’ to get Commonwealth compensation
Eileen Cummings was raised by missionaries on remote Croker Island, off the Top End's north coast, for decades unaware that her family was living just across the water. "Years later we found that if...
Anglican Church says email shows police officer knew about boys’ home archives
The Anglican Diocese of Newcastle says it has found an email which shows a police officer was told about boys' home archives, contrary to his claims. Earlier this month the detective told the ABC...
Archivist comes forward with details about boys’ home records thought to be missing
Records from a boys' home that is set to be the focus of a case study at a royal commission into child sexual abuse are being held at the University of Newcastle, it has emerged, after it was...
What happens when a country loses its ‘birth certificate’? (FIJI)
Fiji has admitted losing the legal document confirming its independence from the United Kingdom. But does that threaten its existence as a state? See: bbc.com, 19 October 2010
Did Nasa Lose The Moon Tapes?
One giant loss for mankind: NASA loses moon tapes
700 boxes of space flight tapes including five original Apollo moon landings have been lost, Australian scientist John Sarkassian from the Parkes Observatory revealed in his recent report....
The Heiner Affair
In March 1990, Queensland, Australia, the State Cabinet ordered the State Archivist to shred vital public records alleging abuse of youths at the John Oxley Youth Centre in Wacol. The Heiner...