Modern Australian

Australians rate the most significant events in their lifetimes – and show the 'fair go' is still most valued

  • Written by Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Australians rate the most significant events in their lifetimes – and show the 'fair go' is still most valuedSame-sex marriage becoming legal was rated by as the most significant event in their history by the largest proportion of respondents.AAP/Lukas Coch

Every little while, we have a panic about history. We’re having one right now, over Australia Day. A few months back, inspired by an American panic, we had one over statues.

A hardy perennial has...