Textbooks give school students a one-sided account of our national history and Aboriginal culture, argues Kevin Donnelly.Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop is right. It’s about time school students were taught traditional Australian history. For too long, teachers have downplayed – even, at times, denigrated – our nation’s achievements. Pointing out past sins is one thing; making ourselves ashamed to be Australians is another thing altogether. Consider the way indigenous history and culture…
