Chapters 12 and 13 and Appendix 1 of this book were written by Keryn Walshe. The remainder of the book was written by Peter Sutton.
In this assessment we mainly use the original 2014 edition of the book Dark Emu when referring to its contents, and page references refer to this edition. Minor alterations to that text were made in the 2018 edition, and we reference these accordingly where mentioned.
Note that parts of quotations that are in in italics are to be understood as ‘emphasis added’, not emphasis in the original, unless the latter is stated.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that the book contains the names and images of people who have passed away.