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Without thorough involvement with First Nations people, sensitively recognising the higher stakes and enormity of their contribution, events become inauthentic and harmful.

“Trove is a place for all Australians”, a National Library of Australia spokesperson said, “most recently, it has been a place for First Nations communities to continue to tell their stories, through our First Australians pages.”

The Federal Government recently announced the first national cultural policy in almost a decade. The policy, Revive, was described by Minister for the Arts Tony Burke as “a comprehensive roadmap for Australia’s arts and culture.”