The Australia We Don’t Talk About: Colonisation & Cultural Erasure

Описание: Originally aired on Conversations Allowed    • Colonisation in Australia: The Hidden Hist...   Big thanks to Hadi.

What does it mean to be Australian in a country built on silence, survival, and stolen land?

In this episode of Conversations Allowed, author Paul Rushworth Brown joins Hadi to explore the brutal legacy of Australian colonial history, the strength of Aboriginal culture, and the deep wounds of intergenerational trauma. Through his latest novel Outback Odyssey, Paul blends historical fiction about Australia’s past with real-life stories of love, brutality, and cultural resistance in the Australian outback.

Together, they unpack how British colonisation of Australia shaped national identity, and why the stories of Australia’s First Nations people have been sidelined for generations. From the Stolen Generations to the 2023 Voice referendum, this conversation challenges the mainstream narrative and dives deep into the need for truth-telling and reconciliation.

Paul shares his perspective on the colonisation and identity crisis in modern Australia, the silence surrounding cultural erasure in colonised nations, and the urgent need for representation in fiction that honours the Aboriginal perspective. They also confront the discomfort around multiculturalism in Australia, and whether there’s still space for shared values in a nation with such a fragmented history.

🔍 You’ll Discover:
How historical fiction in Australia can preserve Indigenous voices
Why Aboriginal culture and land are inseparable
-The real impact of the 10 Pound Pom migration program
How Australia’s immigration history continues to shape its politics
What went wrong with the Voice to Parliament referendum
The emotional toll of generational trauma and healing
What Welcome to Country means, and why it still sparks division
Why truth-telling and reconciliation aren’t optional—they’re overdue
How young Australians view Australia’s cultural identity crisis today

🎙 Guest Info:
Paul Rushworth Brown is the author of Outback Odyssey and other acclaimed works of historical fiction. Drawing on his own family’s postwar migration, time spent in the life of the Australian outback, and deep research into First Nations history, Paul offers fiction rooted in truth. His writing brings the Aboriginal perspective in fiction to the forefront—without speaking for, but standing with.
📘 Learn more: https://www.paulrushworthbrown.com/

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