It appears that in a bid to change public perception that the humanities produces research which is not only frivolous and completely useless for Australian society at large, a group of academics...
There’s little doubt that the prospect of spending a day out and about with friends shouting about Adani, fossil fuels and the Morrison government is infinitely more thrilling than enduring a...
“Australian children are skipping class and taking to the streets en masse today to demand ‘climate change action’ quite simply because they believe what they are being taught by their activist...
The next cohort of prospective undergraduates who plan on studying Australia’s history at university in 2019 should scrutinise the subject descriptions on offer with considerable care. If they are...
The news that academics from Queensland University of Technology are demanding that the selection of texts recommended by the national curriculum should “better reflect the sexual diversity of the...
75% of Australians want Australia Day to stay on January 26, while only 10% want it moved. Watch the IPA’s Dr Bella d’Abrera explain the results of the new poll commissioned by the...
To understand the self-loathing narrative pushed on us by some Australians about the date of our national day, you need only examine the way Australia’s history is being taught. There is a direct...
If your only way of finding out about what’s happening in this country is either by listening to ABC or reading the Guardian, you’d think the entire country is embarrassed about being Australian...
75% of Australians support Australia Day being celebrated on January 26 according to a new poll of 1,000 Australian commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs. The polling conducted by...
In the latest IPA Explainer, the IPA’s Dr Bella d’Abrera discusses the findings of the latest IPA report ‘Australian History’s Last Stand: An Audit of Australian History...
Key Research Findings This report examines the way in which the history of Australia is currently being taught in Australian universities. It is based on a systematic review of all 147 Australian...
Australian History is no longer being taught as a study of past events but as a social commentary on the present, according to a new Institute of Public Affairs report: Australian History’s...
