[5] A documentary called Link-Up Diary was filmed by David MacDougall in 1986 and captured the work of Read and Edwards reuniting Aboriginal families.
[6] Link-Up's work played an important role in a wider campaign that led to the Bringing Them Home inquiry.
[8] He has edited the journal Aboriginal History, and from 2005 to 2006, he served as the Deputy Director at the National Centre for Indigenous Studies.
[9] Read conducts his work through researching government archives and through the oral accounts of Aboriginal people, a practice he started in 1977.
[10] In his research, Read initially estimated that 5,625 Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families in New South Wales, before revising that figure up to around 10,000 in his book A Rape of the Soul so Profound.
[11] According to Read, rather than being able to work in new areas that could be more impactful for Indigenous Australians, historians are often forced to rehash established facts.
[2] He was a recipient of the Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to Indigenous history" in the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours List.