Watts argues Howard’s “culture wars” on race and identity burned the progressive side of politics but, in order to talk about identity, Australians need to know their history. One of the leading young intellectuals of the Labor party, Watts seeks to re-imagine Australian identity for the modern age – the reality rather than the legend. Multiculturalism and our changing identity – Australian politics live podcast Read more“We haven’t had a more powerful symbol, a more powerful iconography to come along and replace it. It doesn’t bring a people together.”The context for the discussion on Australian identity is tricky. Three stories make us one: Australians.”The Golden Country – Australia’s Changing Identity, by Tim Watts is published by Text Publishing, $32.99.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2019 19:52 UTC