Historical accuracy

Napoleon Bonaparte once said:

"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"

This site is focussed on the present. It seeks to understand why a certain fable has been agreed upon, and why other fables have been forgotten. Ascertaining the historical "truth" is only important as it provides food for thought on how and why historians have corrupted it. More...

Patriotism

The great teacher Confucius once said:

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

Respect for others, and oneself, is an essential part of learning and social harmony. Although there is a place for critical thinking, too much of it produces a segmented society full of people like Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali and Pauline Hanson. The greater good can be achieved with a greater sense of teamwork. More...

Owning History

Jean Jacques Rousseau once said:

"Man is born free, yet everywhere he lies in chains."

Irrespective of whether history is positive or negative, it is one of the first chains that is applied to an infant. Fortunately, as there isn't a great deal of emotional gratification in the achievements of Convicts, and no one really wants to think of criminals as victims, Australians have mostly been spared the chain of history. The past influences the present, but the past is not the present. More ....

Tradition

Charles Darwin once noted:

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but those most adaptive to change."

Since Australia doesn't have many traditions, there is good reason to be optimistic that it will be very adaptable to change. More...

How not to study Australian culture

For some scholars a culture needs to be understood by doing lots of surveys and reading lots of books. Arguably, a better way would be to experience many different cultures and do some comparisons. More...

I or We in Multicultural Australia?

Some activists love using the word 'we'. Considering the diverse nature of multicultural society, perhaps this is putting the cart before the horse. They might have more influence by using the word 'I'. More...

Influence of the Convict Creations site

For about the last five years, this site has been ranked in the top three for a google search of "Australian culture." It has also been used to create the content for the top ranked site. Hopefully with time, it will be immersed by more competitors. More..