The Victorian Bushfire Research Project
On the morning of 7th February, 2009, after a protracted drought and weeks of record temperatures, the state of Victoria faced warnings of extreme fire danger. The state’s Premier made public…
Indigenous fieldwork scholarship - Applications now open
The Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship has been established in honour of the pathbreaking scholar and inspiring colleague, Minoru Hokari (1971-2004) who made outstanding contributions towards ‘cross-…
New publication
Tiffany Shellam, Shaking Hands on the Fringe, Negotiating the Aboriginal World of King George's Sound available from University of Western Australia Press.
2009 Seymour Lecture in Biography
Eminent historian, Dr David Day, will discuss 'Writing Political Lives' at the fifth annual Seymour Lecture in Biography at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, at 6pm on Wednesday, 9…
History Honours Workshop at ANU, 29-31 May 2009
History Honours students who have a particular interest in biography, are invited to attend the History Honours Workshop at the ANU on 29-31 May 2009. The course is free and interstate students…
Tom Wills Documentary
In August 2008, Abby Cooper was interviewed for a television documentary to be screened on SBS in early 2009 celebrating the life of Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Rules football. Wills…