Posts by 

Thomas Mayo

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8 years ago, Yassmin Abdel-Magied was monstered for saying 'Lest We Forget': have things improved?

Retrospective of four Honest History posts on reaction to a 2017 statement from Yassmin Abdel-Magied
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The great election silence

The Australian Wars are absent from this election campaign
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Nation, memory and myth: a new view of the old Gallipoli story

Review by Douglas Newton of Steve Vizard's book Nation, Memory and Myth
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Four Corners fallout (II): FOI nuggets, including a passionate speech from Director Anderson

Summary of material relating to Four Corners 10 March 2025, and supplied by the War Memorial under FOI.
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Four Corners fallout (I): ABC Ombudsman boots the War Memorial into touch

Summary of ABC Ombudsman report on Four Corners program plus note on the Canberra Raiders new jersey
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The Anzac Legend viewed from a different angle - but it isn't an easy read

David Stephens reviews Federica Caso's Settler Military Politics (2024)
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Australia is more than Anzac - and always has been: from The Honest History Book (2017)

Extracts from final chapter of The Honest History Book (2017), by Alison Broinowski and David Stephens