Historian and author Professor Clare Wright’s award-winning work is about righting the wrongs of Australian history. Across three books she takes a historical artefact and uses it to understand the voices that are too often missing from the historical record: the Eureka flag, the suffragette banner, and now the Bark Petitions. This week, Michael sits down with Clare for a conversation about her new book Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions.

Reading list:

The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, Clare Wright, 2014

You Daughters of Freedom, Clare Wright, 2018

Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions, Clare Wright, 2024

The Season, Helen Garner, 2024

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 

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Guest: Clare Wright