Call for Applications: Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship 2026
The Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship is now open for applications for the year 2026. This esteemed scholarship provides $6000 to support fieldwork in Indigenous communities, aimed at advancing…
Playtime shortlisted for two awards
Dr Emily Gallagher's book Playtime: A history of Australian childhood (La Trobe, 2025) has been shortlisted for not one but two awards this month. The W.K. Hancock Prize is awarded to an…
The ADB on ABC Radio
From June, the Australian Dictionary of Biography will feature in a regular weekly segment on ABC Radio Canberra. Every Wednesday afternoon around 3.15pm, someone from the Dictionary team will…
National Centre of Biography News, June 2026
As we approach the mid-point of the year, the NCB has lots to share. We celebrate multiple authors being shortlisted for prizes and are please to share a PhD student being featured on a popular SBS…
Grandparenting in Australia: A Multidisciplinary Symposium
Call For PapersProposals Due: 31 July 2026Symposium Date: Thursday 26 November 2026Location: The Australian National UniversityMajor social, cultural and economic shifts have transformed…
Now available: Aboriginal History Journal - Volume 49
The new volume, edited by Crystal McKinnon (University of Melbourne) and Ben Silverstein (ANU School of History), explores Aboriginal histories of survival, activism, cultural practice and resistance…
National Centre of Biography News, May 2026
The May issue of the National Centre of Biography News is now published. In it we share an update on Volume 20 of the ADB as well as notices for several events being held throughout the coming weeks…