Exhibition honours Australia's South Sea Islander history The Queensland Museum is marking 30 years since Australian South Sea Islanders were formally recognised as a distinct cultural group.From 1863, approximately 60,000 South Sea Islanders were brought to...

»More than a century after many South Sea Islanders were forced to return home, concerns are emerging over the treatment of Pacific workers under Australia's current labour mobility scheme.« #ConsumingWhiteness

They were the glory years of Australia's sugarcane trains, but some traces of history are being lost As some sugar mills face uncertain futures and governments tighten budgets, it is often retirees and volunteers left salvaging what they can of our cane train history.

»Time is running out to preserve remnants from the glory years of Australia's cane trains« #WhiteSugar #ConsumingWhiteness