Creative Australia has announced the titles shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Congratulations to the authors with titles on the shortlist, who will each receive $5000.🥂🥳 booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

I am full of sadness and admiration after seeing the State Library Vic exhib of Hazara photographer Barat Ali Batoor's images and stories documenting his asylum-seeker journey. How uneven our world. How important to stand up for human rights and dignity. slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/searc…

This Golden Bear-winning film about the claims of the people of Benin for treasures stolen from Dahomey, the return journey, and their meanings on home soil was mind-blowingly powerful in experimenting with form to tell a complex, multivocal story. #MIFF miff.com.au/program/film/d…

There’s a lot of excitement around the Oasis reunion at the moment. It reminds us of how we felt in October 2023 when, after nearly a century apart, this Zodiac beaker was reunited with its lid! Discover the full story on our #DigitalLab blog: maadigitallab.org/blog/2023/11/1…

It was such a pleasure to interview Mavis Kerinaiua and Laura Rademaker about 'Tiwi Story: Turning History Downside Up' for New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). We talked key Tiwi stories, book making as community process, football and so much more! Laura Rademaker newbooksnetwork.com/tiwi-story

Congrats to Yves Rees on the publication of 'Travelling to Tomorrow'! The book has been described as 'curious, critical and kind’ by Anna Clark, ‘a knockout’ by @clareawright. See book event details in the post below! @HistAustJournal

Ever wondered why there are so many Australian White Ibis in Sydney? Join Coral Thomas Fellow, Associate Professor Nancy Cushing, BA Hons, PhD (History), at the Library next Tuesday 10 September to find out. #SLNSWFellows #Fellowships Free scholar talk, register here: ow.ly/Rb0Z50TeSHT

Wonderful The Guardian review: "Dazzling... Dalrymple is a born storyteller, with a wonderful facility for expounding complex events with verve and clarity... Draws on vast reading as well as a keen eye for telling details." theguardian.com/books/article/…

The Lynette Russell Prize for First People's History in Schools is now open! Need some inspiration? Click through to read more about the prize and hear about our 2023 winners, Bairnsdale West Primary School (pictured). 🔗historycouncilvic.org.au/lynette_russel…

A life-changing programme and a career highlight. I am sure you will bring many wonderful findings to this illustrious forum, Deb!

“If it’s a matter of punishing us, we have already been punished by being in limbo for more than 12 yrs. As a Hazara woman with a PhD in cancer research, Australia is the only place where I can contribute meaningfully" - Elnaz, Rep. Afghanistan community and Melbourne encampments

For centuries Macassans visited Australia to trade with Indigenous people. Between the 1901-06 the Commonwealth reacted to this relationship, see my new open access article AHA (Australia) ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre : tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Great article by Njabulo Chipangura in The Conversation about the recent documentary film Dahomey. Key issues raised in relation to restitution, belonging and colonial violence. Very much worth a read!

So pleased about this new Indigenous identified position in Art History! Come & join a great group of colleagues UQ Communication & Arts @HASSUQ QAGOMA UQ Anthro Museum InASA wd3.myworkday.com/uq/d/inst/15$3…

📻In case you missed it! Last Thursday, our 2024 annual lecture by Prof @kt_holmes38, 'Droughts, Flooding, Rains and Futures: Environmental History in the Murray Darling Basin,' was featured on ABC Radio National's Big Ideas - catch up and listen here: 🔗abc.net.au/listen/program…

Calling all train and tram enthusiasts! Susan Fitzgerald has been researching the history of public transport ticket design in Victoria. Hear about her archival discoveries in our video below, and see her artwork in our upcoming exhibition Rewind Forward: eventbrite.com.au/e/rewind-forwa…

Enjoying a session by AIATSIS about searching their incredible photographic collection of 44,000 items! #AIATSISSummit

Congratulations to AHA member David Lowe for the publication of his new book, "The Colombo Plan: Development Internationalism in Cold War Asia"! It's available to purchase here: cambridge.org/core/books/col…

From deer-antler picks to Palaeolithic hand axes... I recently researched and curated a selection of archaeological materials from the UK and Ireland to complement Museums Victoria's fabulous 'Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard' exhibition. collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/17889