2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Henry Reynolds
H.R taught history and politics at James Cook University in Townsville for over 30 years. He was a pioneer of the history of relations between the First Nations and the Colonists. His best known book The Other Side of the Frontier was published in 1981. Over 20 books have followed and many have been prize winners. His most recent book about north Australia draws on his long experience living and working in the north .
Australian History: Reframing the past, realising the future
Friday April 24
The Ballroom, The Continental
12.00pm
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60 mins
Rachel Perkins and Henry Reynolds with Santilla Chingaipe
Through dedicated research, books and documentary making, Rachel Perkins and Henry Reynolds have changed forever the story of our nation. They discuss their shared quest for facts-based evidence and truth telling, and what positive impact a shared and acknowledged history might have on black and white Australia.