Joseph Dunstan

Jan 23, 2025 | abc.net.au | Joseph Dunstan

Organisers of Melbourne's Invasion Day rally say they have no plans to disrupt the Australian Open, and misinformation suggesting they did has caused "harm and distress". On Sunday, an Invasion Day march will move from Parliament House to the front of Flinders Street Station as part of an Indigenous-led movement calling for a rethink of the way Australia Day is celebrated on January 26.

Nov 20, 2024 | abc.net.au | Nate Woodall |Joseph Dunstan

On Wurundjeri bushland in Melbourne's inner north, rhythmic beats and a chorus of voices filled the sunny skies. As Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan made her way through Darebin Parklands towards a gathering of hundreds of members of Victoria's diverse Aboriginal nations on Thursday, she was part of Australian history.

Oct 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kristian Silva |Tim Callanan |Joseph Dunstan

Former pilot and convicted murderer Greg Lynn is being sentenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria this morning. In June, he was found guilty of murdering elderly camper Carol Clay in Victoria's alpine region, but not guilty of killing her companion Russell Hill. Lynn admits covering up the deaths and destroying the bodies, but insists he did not commit murder. The standard sentence for murder in Victoria is 25 years, but prosecutors have called on the judge to jail Lynn for life.

Sep 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Joseph Dunstan

During a cycling trip through France and Belgium, Elizabeth Balderstone took in the sight of a landscape that had witnessed "enormous tragedy". WARNING: This story contains details some readers will find distressing. She was on the trip to visit the grave of a relative killed in the brutal combat of World War I — and was struck by how the bloody history that had claimed his life was remembered.

Sep 3, 2024 | abc.net.au | Joseph Dunstan

The legacy of one of Australia's first prime ministers, Alfred Deakin, has been under scrutiny in Victoria, as one of his great-grandsons claims his role in setting up laws that enabled the Stolen Generations has been historically underplayed. WARNING: This story contains some historical language that is racist and offensive.