FRONTIER WARS RECOGNISED ON REMEMBRANCE DAY

Senator Lidia Thorpe. Credit: julian meehan from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Today is Remembrance Day, and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has recognised those who fought in Australia’s Frontier Wars, including her ancestors.

The Frontier Wars between First Nations people and colonisers took place following the 1778 invasion of Australia.

Senator Thorpe also paid tribute to her grandfather Harry Thorpe who won a medal for bravery in World War One.

She wrote on Twitter: “Let us remember those who never made it home, care for those who did and tell the truth about our history so we can heal.”

This week, the Australian War Memorial revealed it had allocated between $5 and $10 million dollars for a new gallery recognising the Frontier Wars, expected to open in 2028.