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Episode: How history helps set the context for discussions on a Voice to Parliament
Description: Filmmaker Rachel Perkins is the creative mind behind The Australian Wars, a three-part documentary that looks at the conflicts that took place between First Nations peoples and the various groups of settlers that set up colonies. It is a tough but fair telling of that period with a stellar cast of historians that help shed light on a history many people have not been taught. Perkins talks about the series and the way in which it came together as well as her hope that it helps people better understand why First Nations peoples have asked for a Voice to Parliament. <...