Biographical Dictionary of the House of Representatives
The NCB has just completed a major new joint historical project with the Department of the House of Representatives. The Biographical Dictionary of the House of Representatives project charts one of…
Australian Journal of Biography and History, no 5
The 5th issue of the Australian Journal of Biography and History has been published and is now available for purchase and free download from ANU Press here. Edited by Joshua Black and Stephen Wilks…
Life Sentences podcast
Of interest to NCB supporters Author, journalist, and former broadcaster Caroline Baum has created a new podcast ‘Life Sentences’ in which she talks to some of Australia’s best biographers. Both…
49 new ADB entries have been added for those who died in 1996
49 new entries for people who died in 1996 have been added to the Australian Dictionary of Biography website. They include playwright Betty Roland, environmentalist Milo Dunphy, opera singer Dame…
ADB vol 19 launched
Volume 19 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, produced by the National Centre of Biography and published by ANU Press, was launched by ANU Chancellor The Hon. Julie Bishop on 9 March 2021. The…
ADB video
Professor Melanie Nolan, General Editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, discusses the achievements of the ADB over the last 50 years and its current developments. [Click on the…
Australian Journal of Biography and History, no 4
The fourth issue of the Australian Journal of Biography and History has just been published by the National Centre of Biography and ANU Press. Each of the articles uses biography to illustrate…