And that's all the bloody ABC articles did!
It quotes some vested interests who alleged a "cover-up", then asserts "Fearon's discovery is likely to alter those perceptions" (of Wills as a conciliatory figure).
I'm just very very skeptical of the modern penchant for rewriting history. Refer Bruce Pascoe whose fevered imaginings have made it into the education system without being adqeuately questioned. I live in the former electorate of Batman which has been renamed after somebody called Cooper. The Jack Dyer stand is being demolished and replaced by a structure named for this same Cooper, who has two-fifths of * all to do with Richmond FC.You're the "activist" that is intent on turning an interesting but highly-flawed historical discovery into a jeremiad against the ABC, which has assumed boogie-man proportions in your mind for reason unclear.
Maybe do it this way. Look for a list of massacres of Aboriginals on the internet, then look for a list of massacres by Aboriginals.PS I know little of the wreck of the Maria. Happy to read up on it. What should I look out for?
Look, I get that you feel strongly about the ABC given your involvement, so we can forget whatever opinions have been expressed about it. It's a peripheral issue.
What do you think of Flanagan's interpretation?