People's History of Australia

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  • People’s History of Australia is a podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.
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Episodes
  • Ep 20 – The struggle against anti-Aboriginal racism in 1920s and 1930s Australia

    Ep 20 – The struggle against anti-Aboriginal racism in 1920s and 1930s Australia
    Sep 15 2024
    When Australia was invaded in 1788, the new colony’s nascent ruling class deployed violence and repression on two fronts. On one side of the frontier, the colonial administration used troops and pastoralists to wage genocidal war against Aboriginal nations, and on the internal side of the frontier, very often the same troops and the same...
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep 19 – Jobs for women! Fighting sexism at the Port Kembla steelworks

    Ep 19 – Jobs for women! Fighting sexism at the Port Kembla steelworks
    Jul 13 2024
    Since it was founded in the 1920s, BHP’s Port Kembla steelworks has completely dominated the town of Wollongong, employing over 25,000 workers at its peak and physically towering over the city. For much of its existence, the steelworks also systematically discriminated against women. Company management deliberately confined women to only the lowest-paying jobs, refused to...
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    1 hr
  • Ep 18 – SCA here to stay! The campaign to save Sydney College of the Arts

    Ep 18 – SCA here to stay! The campaign to save Sydney College of the Arts
    Apr 24 2024
    In mid-2016, the University of Sydney abruptly announced that it would be closing Sydney College of the Arts, its internationally-renowned arts school. Within the space of a few months, the school, which had produced scores of famous graduates and offered an almost unique education in visual and fine arts, would be closing its doors, its...
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    56 mins

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