History - Australia- Commons Library

‘We saw ourselves as ratbags’: The Australian Student Environment Network

A history of the Australian Student Environment Network and its support for First Nations, climate, anti-logging and other campaigns.

Activism and Campaign History: Start Here

Activism and Campaign history – A range of resources about the history of First Nations, social and labour movements in Australia and beyond.

Tiny Sparks and Turning Points Podcast

Tiny Sparks and Turning Points is a podcast that presents a selection of protests, strikes and significant dates concerning social change in Australian history. A new episode is produced for each month of the year by the Commons Social Change Library.

Text reads 'Rembering Paul Coe First Nations Activist'. Faded background image of hand print in sand and an Aboriginal flag flying.|Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|||Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|Aboriginal Activist Paul Coe addresses a meeting organised by the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) at the Lower Hall of Sydney Town Hall in resistance to the Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebrations and re-enactment of Captain Cook's landing at Kurnell.||

Remembering Paul Coe: First Nations Activist

Paul Coe, Wiradjuri activist and lawyer, has passed away, leaving a lifetime legacy that transformed the landscape of First Nations justice. As a fearless campaigner, Coe helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service, established the Tent Embassy, and inspired generations in the fight for Aboriginal rights.

paper cut of a red triangle pointing to a cut out of australia|black and white photo of women protesting|black and white photo of men protesting during The Depression|In 1971

People’s History of Australia Podcast

People’s History of Australia-podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.

The Paradigm Shift Podcast

Listen to podcasts about the art of activism, history and campaigning. They are from The Paradigm Shift, a radio show by Andy Paine.

Lessons in Success from Nuclear Campaigns

Part history lesson, part preparation for today’s fight. There is a powerful history of anti nuclear movements across Australia.

Book cover reading United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia with an image of unionists marching.|Photo of union activist Louisa Dunkley|Three women working as domestic workers pose with a dog outside a mansion in the 1890s

Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century

Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.

Title reads 'Australia's History of Workers' Rights

Australia’s History of Workers’ Rights, Strikes and Campaigns

Learn about the history of Australian workers rights, strikes & campaigns from resources at the Australian Trade Union Institute ATUI Library.

Movement Moments: Telling Australian Stories (Videos)

These videos focus on “movement moments” – events during which Australian activists pushed forward issues & created conditions for social change.

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