Archie Thomas

The Conversation/Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Courtesy SEARCH Foundation/James Ross, AAP

March 22, 2024

Before the 1980s, Australian teachers could be banned for being gay. A new report wants to protect them at religious schools too

Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney and Jessica Gerrard, The University of Melbourne

We don’t ban queer teachers in public schools anymore, but it’s still allowed in some religious private schools – which the new Law Reform Commission report wants to address. What can history teach us?

Carol Turner, Dujuan Hoosan and Megan Hoosan at the launch of In My Blood it Runs in Mparntwe. Maya Newell (used with permission)

January 25, 2024

Community‑controlled schools create better education outcomes for First Nations students

Samara Hand, UNSW and Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney

Research shows the many benefits of First Nations-led education systems and schooling.

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October 12, 2023

3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn’t learn about

Matthew R. Keynes, The University of Melbourne; Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney; Beth Marsden, and Samara Hand, UNSW

For over 100 years, the Victorian school curriculum has failed to give generations of students the chance to learn about Indigenous political movements.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and Chair of the Northern Land Council Samuel Bush-Blanasi unveil the 2023 Barunga Declaration at Parliament House. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

June 23, 2023

Before the Barunga Declaration, there was the Barunga Statement, and Hawke’s promise of Treaty

Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney; Heidi Norman, University of Technology Sydney, and Matthew Walsh, University of Technology Sydney

NT Land Councils have presented the Barunga declaration to Prime Minister Albanese, expressing support for the Voice to Parliament. The Barunga Statement in 1988 was an important part of this journey.

The Koori Mail General Manager Naomi Moran gives an interview the day after floodwaters inundated the town of Lismore, while boats and helicopters were still rescuing people from rooftops.

March 16, 2022

Natural disasters and the COVID‑19 pandemic reveal the crucial role of First Nations media

Daniel Featherstone, RMIT University; Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney, and Lyndon Ormond-Parker, RMIT University

First Nations media organisations play a crucial role in emergency situations. However

A substantial shift in media commitment to highlighting Indigenous voices and perspectives is required to challenge the negative patterns of deficit-based reporting. AAP/Penny Stephens

June 30, 2021

Included, but still marginalised: Indigenous voices still missing in media stories on Indigenous affairs

Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney and Yin Paradies, Deakin University

Although media outlets are including Indigenous voices in their reporting, some continue to exclude Indigenous authors, perspectives, and cultural contexts.

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November 11, 2020

The Black Lives Matter movement has provoked a cultural reckoning about how Black stories are told

Archie Thomas, University of Technology Sydney; Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney; Anne Maree Payne, University of Technology Sydney, and Heidi Norman, University of Technology Sydney

Over the last 45 years, Aboriginal political aspirations for treaty or treaties have been met with procrastination, refusal, and denial.

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