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Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. Clare is currently Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University. In 2020, Clare was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for 'services to literature and to historical research'. She is the author of four works of history, including the best-selling The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and You Daughters of Freedom, the first two instalments of her Democracy Trilogy. She is popular public speaker, panellist and interviewer and makes frequent appearances at literary festivals and on radio and television.
‘This is officially the first history of the Uluru Statement era: the very messy story of power, subjugation and co-existence told by a brilliant historian. Clare Wright pioneers a way forward for the nation, starting with voice. The genesis of the right to be heard started with a bark petition.’ * Prof. Megan Davis, Scientia Professor and Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law, UNSW; Harvard Chair in Australian Studies * ‘A masterpiece.’ * Thomas Mayo, co-author of The Voice to Parliament Handbook * ‘A story that cannot be forgotten [by] one of Australia’s most revered historians.’ * National Indigenous Times * ‘A masterful and definitive account of one of the most important political documents in Australian history. Wright brings to life this moving story of unwavering Yolngu resistance and the enduring legacy of their political actions.’ * Larissa Behrendt, Distinguished Professor, UTS * ‘Stunningly beautiful…I am in awe of this book. It’s like nothing I’ve ever read.’ * Prof. Frank Bongiorno, author of Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia * ‘A major contribution…This is Australian political history in its most urgent form.’ * Prof. John Carty, author of Sun and Shadow * ‘A stunning work of history. Deep and rich, complex and expansive.’ * Prof. Anna Clark, author of Making Australian History * 'Meticulous, fair, important and powerful.' * Ted Egan AO * ‘Charged with wit, compassion and integrity…a shimmering force.’ * Prof. Tom Griffiths, author of The Art of Time Travel * ‘Clare Wright is the most remarkable and striking voice working on recovering the lost and forgotten pages of Australian history. Her work, as accessible as it is scholarly, is of the greatest importance.’ * William Dalrymple * ‘Of monumental importance.’ * Age * ‘An impossibly important book.’ * Australian * ‘The non-fiction book to know about…An essential account of the land rights movement and beyond.’ * Qantas Magazine * ‘What distinguishes Wright’s account of the disorder among settler authorities is the length, detail and intimacy of her narration.’ * Conversation * ‘Get the third in this trilogy. Get all of them...They’re fantastic, they’re gripping, and beautifully presented and written.’ * James Valentine, ABC Radio NSW *
