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Truth is vital in retelling of harsh histories of Kokoda and beyond
Nicholas Stuart
What actually happened in the past matters. It helps shapes us today. Picture: Shutterstock
Historian David McCullough dies at 89
Brendan O'Brien
David McCullough won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Harry Truman and John Adams. (AP PHOTO)
The ghosts of the Cowra break out
Stephanie Gardiner
Hundreds of Japanese soldiers escaped from the Cowra POW camp on August 5, 1944. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)
Kaurna remains return to country
Tim Dornin
Wangayarta Memorial Park serves as the burial ground for repatriated Kaurna remains from museums.
COVID-19 and Australia's unlearnt lessons
John Kidman
Professional rat catchers killed thousands of rodents following the arrival of the Black Death.
Opinion
Watergate at 50: the burglary that launched a thousand scandals
Rodney Tiffen
US president Richard Nixon addresses a crowd in 1974. In the background are protesters carrying signs in support of his impeachment. Picture: Getty Images
Search for gaps in Wiki Australian history
Researchers want to determine what might be missing from Wikipedia's coverage of Australian history.
Rare Indigenous artworks to return home
Mibenge Nsenduluka
The artwork is returning to where it belongs, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams says.
Anzac coo-ee echoes in country Australia
Stephanie Gardiner
Gilgandra locals re-enacted the Coo-ee March in 1987 and 2015.
Shackleton ship in 'remarkable' condition
Ted Hennessey and Scott D'Arcy
Ernest Shackleton's lost ship has been discovered off Antarctica more than a century after it sunk.

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