New article! This submission won the 2023 Ann Curthoys Prize for best sub from a ECR - get into it now - Geraldine Fela on HIV epidemic and Indigenous communities; the excellent #condoman tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Are you interested in exploring the historical significance of ideas, technologies, and cultures? The ANU School of History offers courses covering broad themes across national boundaries. Apply now!
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Join us and Chifley Research for the Sydney launch of the 2nd edition of Nick Nick Dyrenfurth שמואל בן אברהם and Frank Bongiorno's A Little History of the Australian Labor Party (@newsouthpub). Special guest speaker is Tanya Plibersek Entry is free but bookings are essential:

And through too many games last year. This is awful.

This week I was awarded the Australian Catholic University University Honours Medal for my thesis ‘Keeping the Histories Honest: Framing a Political Legacy of Natasha Stott Despoja’. I am beyond grateful to receive this recognition, as well as the support of all the women involved.

important: Climate 200 doesn't target seats.

i guess any seat with an MP who isn't doing their job is a 'target' for a community group… but not us.

where there's a strong & growing community group, aligned with our values, with a decent chance of success, we're keen to help.

Yes, we really need to hear more often from Pezzullo ...

Yay! You can pre-order our new book, 'Personal Politics: Sexuality, Gender and the Remaking of Citizenship in Australia' from the Monash University Publishing website - pub. date June 1 2024:
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#OnThisDay 16 April 1649 John Lilburne objected to the use of the term 'Levellers' in reference to himself and his associates. Unlike the ‘True Levellers’ or Diggers he had no wish to equalise wealth or to attack property rights. #17thCentury #OTD

The Berry triumph.

'Debates about our history and its legacy are ongoing and can never be contained. Nor should they be in a democracy that values freedom of inquiry and expression.' Read the latest from Fellow Frank Bongiorno in Canberra Times 🔽canberratimes.com.au/story/8589863/… #history #socialsciences

Well whaddayaknow – you can't just fabricate a market for STEM degrees by punishing students keen on the humanities.
'“I decided I’d prefer doing something I’m interested in,” the 18-year-old says of his decision to study a media and arts degree at UNSW.' theguardian.com/australia-news…

I stood there for 30 minutes - NOTHING

So much for Coalition university policy - a government that perfected the art of failure.

Jonathan Green The business model of cheaper young inexperienced journos unsupervised by more senior and more expensive producers and editors is dogging all our news networks public and commercial.

The deadline to apply for this year’s Eric Fry Research Grant has been extended to 30 April. The grant provides $1000 to an Honours or postgraduate student to assist with using the Noel Butlin Archive’s Centre’s labour history collection. ausi.anu.edu.au/eric-fry-labou… Australian Society for the Study of Labour History

#OnThisDay 12 April 1643 after two months negotiations for peace between Parliamentary commissioners and Charles I at #Oxford broke down. The King offered his final peace terms, which were rejected as unacceptable. Portrait in our collection. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD

Vale Dr June Factor AM (1936-2024), historian, author, and folklorist. She was tireless and a little bit cheeky, never sought accolades, and always remained steadfast in her belief of what was right. I will miss you.

Listen to Frank Bongiorno, author of Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia, assess the first half of the Albanese government's first term in office in 'Thin labourism' | ANUHistory

Just published - open access - on the ABR Podcast!

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