Fault Lines
Australia's unequal past
A timely essay collection on injustice in Australia
Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Yet inequality has been part of this sunburnt country since colonisation.
From Australia’s treatment of its First Nations peoples to its refugees, from the prejudice suffered by the LGBTIQA+ community to the lack of support for returned soldiers, our country has not always treated its citizens with compassion and care. We have undervalued the land, causing damage to soil and waterways. What can this unenviable history teach us?
With a dazzling line-up of contributors including acclaimed thinkers Sheila Fitzpatrick, Joy Damousi, Jennifer Nadel, Uncle Russell Mullett, Leigh Boucher, Katie Wright and Justin Zobel, this collection asks: how can we make a fairer and more inclusive Australia?
Seumas Spark is an adjunct fellow in history at Monash University. His books include (as co-editor) Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok, ‘I Wonder’: The Life and Times of Ken Inglis and Dunera Lives: A Visual History. His work appears regularly in Australian Book Review and Inside Story, among other places.
Christina Twomey is a professor of history at Monash University and chief research officer for the Australian Research Council. A prize-winning historian, Christina’s research focuses on the social and cultural history of war. She is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Battle Within: POWs in Postwar Australia (2018).
