World War II
‘Barbenheimer’ memes trigger backlash in Japan, scene of real atomic explosions
One critical posting said many victims who died under the mushroom clouds were children the same age as those playing with Barbie dolls.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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Croatian sporting clubs with fascist links promised millions in public money
State governments have pledged large grants to Croatian clubs which openly display fascist symbols linked to the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime of WWII.
- by Simone Fox Koob and Ben Schneiders
Two sisters were saved from the Nazis and one was lost. Until now
My grandmother Sonja’s life story, particularly her escape from Nazi Germany, lies at the heart of my family’s collective identity. I had long accepted that the voices of her murdered family were permanently silenced. I was wrong.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Before his brutal death, this Wesley teacher helped save hundreds of lives
Now his nephew, a former Western Australian premier, wants his World War II bravery recognised.
- by Carolyn Webb
Uni student relived past at 58 to write thesis on women in Depression
The scholar wrote about “female experiences, of the young, the qualified professional and the widow and deserted wife” during Australia’s hardest years.
- by John Dunn
‘I have been silent for so many years’: The revelation Joasia never expected
A mother never felt that her Holocaust-survivor parents loved her. Then came a letter from Canada.
- by Karen Kirsten
‘It’s a wild bit of gear. It’s all street legal’: The hot rod Alex started building aged 11
Alex Morris, 22, says the 1928 Model A Ford on a ’32 chassis is now finished. The hot rod with a “pretty hot, pretty healthy” motor was among 60 at the Rattle Trap rally in northern NSW.
- by Tim Barlass