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After a couple of years of work, it’s exciting to finally see proofs!

Having got through 2 days of godawful jet lag it was nice to explore Washington DC today. Excited to get into the World Bank archives this week!

Found some great material (including about the ‘Australian Loan Legend’) and got to see these guys on my first day at the World Bank today!

Favourite archival find of the trip so far is Robert McNamara roasting New Zealand and their fixation on butter prices

‘The essay employs a rather crude anti-colonialism’

Last day of a productive research trip here in DC. Excited to fly over to London this weekend to spend a couple of weeks there. If anyone is still on this mess of a website and wants to catch up while I’m in the UK send me a message!

Very privileged to be in Trondheim today to participate in Frida Brende Jenssen’s PhD defence for her thesis on mining in Papua New Guinea. There’s something wild about being on the other side of the world discussing PNG. Perfect day for it too!

Congrats to Nick Ferns and Angela Villani on the publication of 'International Organizations and Global Development'! This edited collection offers 'fresh research that has a direct bearing on present-day challenges’. Follow the link below for more info! 👇

Excited to start month number 2 of my NLA fellowship. Less excited for the freezing mornings

This archival folder seems to be saying more than most archival documents…

Some suggestions for new Australian states (and territories) from 1950. Notably leaves off islands both to Australia’s north and south

An evergreen title

Map on display at kids toy shop at chadstone. Papua and New Guinea still Australian territories apparently

Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods agreement and the establishment of the World Bank and the IMF. I wrote a short piece commemorating the anniversary and discussing Australia's relationship with the World Bank lens.monash.edu/2024/07/22/138…

Looking forward to having a chat this afternoon on ABC Statewide Drive Victoria (around 3:35pm) about my current research into the World Bank and its relationship with Australia!

Not a bad first quarter for her first ever game of footy Hawthorn FC

No mention of Australia’s colonial history in PNG in this article on the closure of the Kokoda Track. Ignorant or forgetful (or something else)? ⁦Jon Piccini⁩ 9news.com.au/world/kokoda-t…

This Friday I’ll be presenting at the Monash History Seminar on my Australia and the World Bank project! Those of you in Melbourne who are willing to make the trek out to Clayton, the details are in the link. For those wanting to join on zoom, DM me monash.edu/arts/philosoph…