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Is It Time to Rethink the Colonialism Narrative?

Just as we can’t unscramble the colonisation events in Europe from centuries ago we can’t unscramble Australia’s more recent history of colonisation.
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Is It Time to Rethink the Colonialism Narrative?
A young girl looks on during the 2017 NAIDOC March in Melbourne, Australia, on July 7, 2017. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Eric Abetz
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“It is the simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.”

Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz
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The Hon. Eric Abetz was an Australian Liberal Party senator from 1994-2022. He has held several cabinet positions and served on parliamentary committees examining Electoral Matters, Native Title, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, as well as Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
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