2023 Reese Lecture (Prof. Ruth Morgan)
The Menzies Australia Institute has honoured Assoc. Prof. Ruth Morgan with an invitation to deliver the annual Reese Lecture at on November 1, 2023. Her lecture is titled, 'Negotiating a warming…
‘Holding a mirror up to History’: Friends of the Archives support an Indigenous Voice in Parliament.
Professor Bruce Scates, President of the Friends of the Noel Butlin Archives of Business and Labour, has highlighted what can be learned from the Archives’ holdings in the lead up to the national…
"No time to waste" - Jess Urwin
After the federal government decided to forgo the Napandee nuclear waste facility in South Australia, Jess Urwin from ANU History discussed the matter on Radio National's Late Night Live on…
Frank Bongiorno's latest book shortlisted for a third major prize
The School of History is delighted to announce that Frank Bongiorno's book, Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia (Black Inc, 2022) has been shortlisted for a third major prize. In…
Shannyn Palmer awarded the 2023 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award
Former School of History PhD student, Shannyn Palmer (supervised by Maria Nugent and affiliated with the Research Centre for Deep History) was awarded the Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History…
Prize-Worthy Historians Honoured
Two ANU historians have been honoured by having their books appear on the shortlist for the NSW Premiers Prize in Australian history: Professor Frank Bongiorno, author of Dreamers and Schemers: A…
Australian Influencers in International Economic Thought Explored
On Tuesday 1 August, Professor Glenda Sluga delivered the 2023 Allan Martin lecture focusing on Australia's significant contributions to the international economic order during the 20th century. The…