In the early 1900s, a sickly, devoted father, locked in a Spanish prison cell for treason, was pleading with relatives around the world to help care for his young and beautiful daughter. It wasn't the ...

While there is of course some truth here, Queensland historian Humphrey McQueen long ago diagnosed this perspective as a “state of mind”. Queensland’s “hillbilly dictatorship” excuses Southern critics ...

Chris Salisbury is a Research Associate at the TJ Ryan Foundation, a progressive think tank focusing on Queensland public policy. The aims of the Foundation are to stimulate debate on issues in ...

The pearling, Beche-de-Mer and trochus industries feature heavily in the stories, songs and dance of the Torres Strait, a testament to their lasting impact on the community. Nerelle Nicol grew up ...

The "uncomfortable truths" of Queensland's history will be told, as well as stories of resilience, resistance and allyship during the state's truth-telling and healing inquiry. Members of Queensland's ...