Now available: Aboriginal History Journal - Volume 49
The new volume, edited by Crystal McKinnon (University of Melbourne) and Ben Silverstein (ANU School of History), explores Aboriginal histories of survival, activism, cultural practice and resistance…
Dr Kasia Williams recognised by the Polish government
On 6 May, commemoration of the 235th anniversary of Poland’s Constitution of 3rd May 1791, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Australia presented a state decoration to Dr Katarzyna (Kasia)…
Communities in Action: Leading Between the Lines
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Leading Between the LinesA national conversation on connection, identity and the future of social cohesionCommunities in Action brings together community leaders, researchers,…
National Centre of Biography News, May 2026
The May issue of the National Centre of Biography News is now published. In it we share an update on Volume 20 of the ADB as well as notices for several events being held throughout the coming weeks…
Call for Papers: 'Pandemic and Epidemic Impacts on Reproduction, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Family Dynamics: Longer-Term Consequences and Cross-Crisis Perspectives'
Pandemics and epidemics do more than disrupt population health dynamics—they reconfigure intimate lives, reshape reproductive choices, and expose deep-seated gender and social inequalities. The…
Bringing the story of a Tiwi war hero to young readers
Mavis Kerinaiua and Dr Laura Rademaker have recently collaborated to publish a new children's book. Tiwi war kwampini: Mwarlapwara kangi tingati (Tiwi War Hero: Footprints in the Sand) was published…
What is happening to Canberra? Crumbling Services, Mounting Debt and Declining Governance
This roundtable event brought together 35 academics, students, policy-makers and community activists. The audience included former ACT Chief Minister Gary Humphries, public servants, academics from…