Israel called off the release of more than 600 Palestinians from jail on Saturday in protest over the displays in Gaza.

Australia Day , called 'Invasion Day' by first Australians, its January 26 date and the festivities held on the day are increasingly a point of division in Australian society.

Shiosaki is critical of Australia’s colonial past, as she catches a “train to Kew Gardens” to continue her research into the settlers’ empire – research that is making her ears burn with ...

What colonialism and imperialism have in common is their determination to subjugate and dominate a group of people and, by ...

They became eligible for a free land grant after seven years’ service, so many remained in Australia as free settlers. The Enrolled Pensioner Force was officially disbanded on 10 November 1880, ...

President Trump’s plan not only makes a mockery of international law, it also shows his contempt for the concept of ...

Flogging of a convict in Tasmania, Australia The treatment of the transported convicts was poor and the use of excessive punishment was rife throughout the penal system. Lashings were commonplace and ...

Archbishop Anne Germond, acting primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has joined Lutheran, United and Presbyterian church ...

HELLISH JOURNEY Penal ship The Neptune, from 1858.

listened to by prostitutes and prison inmates and loved by Australians high and low. The traditional Aboriginal people’s approach to God’s creation was not one of manipulation, domination or greed, ...

Not long after, a busload of Palestinian prisoners departed Israel's Ofer Prison and were greeted by a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, an AFP journalist reported.