Deakin University won’t change name despite ‘complex’ Alfred Deakin legacy
Deakin University has confirmed it will not change its name but acknowledged the complex legacy of its namesake, a chief ...
Troubled history remains, but Deakin University will not change its name
A Victorian university will keep its name despite concerns about the legacy of Australia’s second prime minister.
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Deakin University won’t change name despite ‘complex’ Alfred Deakin legacy
“(Alfred Deakin’s) family was prepared to support the blackfellas in changing the name but we came to a surprising realisation,” Professor Rose said. Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of ...
How a women’s club got the last laugh on exclusive men-only bolthole
Across a laneway, the women-only clubhouse was renovated to look down on an area that’s determined to keep them out.
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The geopolitics of Australia Day
The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary ...
If not for the Brits, ‘invasion day’ could have been a whole lot worse
The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary celebrations of 1938. The painting depicts the moment that Captain Arthur Phillip ...