BuzzFeed launches ‘What They Don’t Teach You’ documentary series ahead of Australia Day

BuzzFeed has launched a three-part documentary series, What They Don’t Teach You, as part of the site’s week-long campaign looking into the history and contemporary realities faced by indigenous communities during the week of Australia Day.

In the documentary series, indigenous affairs reporter Amy McQuire documents the past, present and future of Aboriginal Australia and looks at the pain and grief relating to Australia Day’s origins and how Australians can heal the wounds of the past.

McQuire was appointed BuzzFeed’s indigenous affairs correspondent last June after a decade covering Aboriginal Australia for outlets including NITV, ABC Radio and Guardian Australia. She was previously editor of both the National Indigenous Times and Tracker Magazine.