The Top 3 TFH Blog Posts of 2025
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As 2026 begins, it’s a good moment to pause and revisit the TFH Blog posts that sparked the most thought and conversation in 2025. Educators grappled with big, timely questions—how to talk more deeply about discrimination, how to support reconciliation, and how to build classrooms grounded in empathy, respect and belonging—while drawing on practical strategies, free classroom resources and accessible professional learning. Here’s a look back at the TFH blogs from 2025 that resonated most with readers.
Harmony Day celebrates inclusivity and cultural diversity in Australia, promoting the message that “Everyone Belongs” across schools, workplaces, and communities. However, its focus on celebration can risk oversimplifying racism and inequality, potentially overlooking systemic barriers faced by marginalised groups and limiting meaningful change. Re-read the post here.
Twenty years after the Social Justice Report 2005 launched the Closing the Gap campaign, progress remains limited, with only 5 of 19 national targets currently on track. The 2025 Close the Gap report highlights the need for genuine partnership and action, calling on governments and individuals—particularly educators—to stay informed and act as active allies for First Nations justice. Re-visit this post here.
Terms such as First Nations, Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are often used interchangeably in Australia, but each has distinct meanings that are frequently misunderstood by non-Indigenous Australians. Josh gives his perspective in this post. Re-read it here.
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Kathleen (she/her) is a former primary school teacher, born on Mandandanji Country in Roma and now living and working on Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi Country on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Her family came to Australia from Scotland and Ireland in the late 1800s. Kathleen’s work as an educator reflects her commitment to social justice, peace, democratic processes and sustainability, both in the classroom and beyond.
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