A new instalment of Past/Present is live and ready for you! In this latest column in The Guardian, Anne O'Brien reflects on what we can learn from Australia's past housing crises. Follow the link for more! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australia has had housing crises before: what can we learn from them? | Anne O’Brien

When governments make access to housing more equitable, it’s because they recognise its social and economic value

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Did you know that the AHA has its own podcast? Field Notes, made in conjunction with History Lab at UTS Impact Studios, features conversations between leading historians about different subfields in the discipline. Check it out now! theaha.org.au/publicising-...

Field Notes: A New Podcast from History Lab - The Australian Historical Association

First season sponsored by the AHA! The AHA is delighted to sponsor the first season of a new initiative at Impact Studio’s History Lab. Field Notes will feature a pair […]

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A new instalment of "Past/Present" in The Guardian is live! Follow the link to read AHA member Alison Downham Moore explore how treating women as legitimate historical narrators and witnesses might help counter medical misogyny. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If we are to counter medical misogyny, women can no longer be treated as unreliable witnesses of their own experience | Alison Downham Moore

The history of gynaecology fuses innovation, authority and violation – and radical surgery is not the unavoidable answer to suffering

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Exciting news -- the 2026 AHA conference website is LIVE! Register your attendance, check out the keynote speakers, and get to know Macquarie University, where we'll be meeting in June/July! event.mq.edu.au/aha-2026/

Home - Australian Historical Association Annual Conference 2026

‘Changing Minds’

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Congratulations to the authors named on the longest for the 2026 Magarey Medal! Judith Brett Helen Ennis Brenda Niall Jane Smith Diana Thorp Susan Wyndham

This week the AHA gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry regarding Job-Ready Graduates. Here's President Michelle Arrow on repealing JRG as an important first step in reforming Australia's tertiary education sector.

Today the AHA will be presenting evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry into Reversing Job-Ready Graduates. You're welcome to tune into the livestream and watch -- we'll be on at around 2.30pm (AEST)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukKW...

Genealogy is now accepting submissions for an upcoming special issue, "Colonial Mentalities and Family Histories: Documenting Intergenerational Impacts". Check out the details at the link: www.mdpi.com/journal/gene...

ECRs! Don't forget that there's still time to apply for the 2026 Ann Curthoys Award, for unpublished work in Australian, feminist, Indigenous, transnational history, or history and theory! Follow the link for all the info: theaha.org.au/awards-and-p...

Ann Curthoys Prize - The Australian Historical Association

The Ann Curthoys Prize is awarded for the best unpublished article-length work by an Early Career Researcher in any one or combination of the following fields in which Ann has […]

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Just stumbled upon this wonderful guide to trauma-informed pedagogy from the Australian Historical Association. What a great resource this is! Thank you @austhistassoc.bsky.social theaha.org.au/wp-content/u...

HDRs! If you've got an unpublished paper in any field of history, consider applying to the Jill Roe Prize! The submission window has been extended -- get those papers in! More info at the link: theaha.org.au/awards-and-p...

Jill Roe Prize - The Australian Historical Association

The Jill Roe Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished article-length work  of historical research in any area of historical enquiry produced by a postgraduate student. The Prize honours […]

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OMG, a JOB! ANU is looking for a lecturer in gender history, and applications close this weekend! Follow the link for all the info: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer in History - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level BSalary package: $121,598 to $137,870 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerms: Full time, Continuing Contribute to excellent teaching to the School’s undergraduate and…

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An exciting opportunity for PhD research in medical history, working with Prof Alison Downham Moore at Western Sydney! Read more at the link: theaha.org.au/wp-content/u...

Congratulations to AHA member Marnie Hughes-Warrington and co-authors Anne Martin and Lewis Yarlupurka O'Brien, whose book "Artificial Historians" was shortlisted as Best Book for the History of Theory and Historiography - the first Australian book to do so! www.ichth.net/content/priz...

International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography : Prize

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Historians -- entries to the the NSW History Awards close tomorrow! Check out all the details at the link and make sure to get your applications in! www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/nsw-h...

NSW History Awards

Content from the State Library of New South Wales.

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The latest instalment of Past/Present: David Lee takes a look at how Australia has weathered fuel crises in the past, and ponders what we can learn from these experiences. Crucial reading!! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australia has weathered fuel crises before. What can we learn from previous oil price spikes?

After the second world war, cheap oil was a foundation of global economic stability. That changed dramatically in 1973

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If you're in Sydney tonight, head along to St James' Institute to see AHA member Mark McKenna chat about his new book, "Shortest History of Australia". Check out the details here: events.humanitix.com/the-shape-of...

The Shape of Australian History

A lively conversation between leading historian Professor Mark McKenna and Dr Jamie Dunk (St James' Institute). In-person and online.

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In Melbourne tonight? Check out this session of the Castlemaine State Festival, where AHA members Clare Wright and Tom Griffiths will be in conversation with Don Watson about the burden of responsibility that comes with historical writing. Details here: castlemainefestival.com.au/event/don-wa...

Clare Wright and Don Watson in Conversation with Tom Griffiths – Castlemaine State Festival

Researching and documenting some of the most significant historical events comes with a burden of responsibility.

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Budding historians of medicine and public health: have a look at this exciting opportunity to conduct PhD research at the University of Newcastle, on a larger project of the Australian history of polio, led by Catharine Coleborne! More information at the link: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...

A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s

Closing Date: 30 April 2026 Apply Now

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AHA member Stephen Garton last year delivered the Australian Academy of the Humanities Annual Lecture, "When Universities Mattered". You can now listen to the lecture online here! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Can an arts degree change the world? A defence of the study humanities at Australian universities - ABC listen

Universities are under pressure — particularly the study of subjects like languages, history, social sciences and the creative arts. This lecture looks back to a time, post war, when governments…

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In the latest instalment of Past/Present, Hannah Forsyth takes a look at the decades-long forces that have produced the current crisis facing Australian universities. Follow the link to read more: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australia's universities have found themselves in crisis. But it has been decades in the making | Hannah Forsyth

Rather than a set of teaching and learning relationships, universities have become a bunch of metrics to be gamed. Unwinding these systems will take effort

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AHA member Leigh Boucher's podcast series on Darlinghurst's AIDS crisis in the 1980s & 1990s is live now! The series explores how the meaning and experience of AIDS was produced in a dense, intimate world of queer kinship. Follow the link to begin listening ! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/h...

0. Welcome to Darlinghurst's AIDS Crisis - a new History Lab Original

Podcast Episode · History Lab · 13 February · 2m

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HDRs and ECRs! Remember that applications are currently open for a stack of grants and bursaries designed to help get you to our annual conference in July! Check them out here: theaha.org.au/awards-and-p...

Awards and Prizes - The Australian Historical Association

The AHA administers a range of prizes and awards annually and biennially. The Association is also proud of their partnership with the National Archives of Australia to offer scholarships to…

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Congratulations to AHA member Paula Byrne on the publication of her new book "Law in the New Democracy"! Grab your copy at the link: press.anu.edu.au/publications...

Law in the New Democracy

<p>In the 1850s, opposition to the Crown in New South Wales made for unsteady ground for the administration of criminal law. This study of skirmishes between magistrates, constables and the…

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Congratulations to AHA member Paige Donaghy on the publication of her new book "Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550—1850" -- follow the link to grab your own copy! boydellandbrewer.com/book/mola-fa...

Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850

When reproduction defied certainty, it unsettled medicine, law, and belief. This book reveals how ambiguous pregnancies reshaped knowledge, emotion, and the cultural meaning of conception across…

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Get those abstracts in -- today's the last day you can submit your abstract for the 2026 AHA Conference! theaha.org.au/aha-conferen...

AHA Conference 2026 - The Australian Historical Association

Monday 29 June–Friday 3 July 2026, Macquarie University The 45th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference will be hosted by Macquarie University.  The organising committee are excited to…

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Like so many, we were deeply saddened by the recent passing of Professor Emeritus Heather Goodall AM FASSA FRSN. Before her death, Heather spoke to historian Anna Clark to reflect upon her life and work. Listen to this very special episode of History Lab here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/h...

41. Vale Emeritus Professor Heather Goodall – Reflecting on a Life in History

Podcast Episode · History Lab · 05/02/2026 · 1h 16m

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ECRs and HDRs! Applications for a whole suite of prizes (that celebrate your work and help you get to our annual conference) are now open! Check out the website to see which prizes you might be eligible for! theaha.org.au/awards-and-p...

Awards and Prizes - The Australian Historical Association

The AHA administers a range of prizes and awards annually and biennially. The Association is also proud of their partnership with the National Archives of Australia to offer scholarships to…

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ONE MORE WEEK to get your abstracts in for the 2026 AHA Conference! We can't wait to see you at Macquarie University in July -- don't miss out! theaha.org.au/aha-conferen...

AHA Conference 2026 - The Australian Historical Association

Monday 29 June–Friday 3 July 2026, Macquarie University The 45th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference will be hosted by Macquarie University.  The organising committee are excited to…

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Exciting news!!! The CFP for the 2026 AHA Conference has been extended! Missed out on submitting an abstract? You've now got until 20 February -- two whole extra weeks! We can't wait to see you at Macquarie University in July -- head to the website for all the details! theaha.org.au/aha-conferen...

AHA Conference 2026 - The Australian Historical Association

Monday 29 June–Friday 3 July 2026, Macquarie University The 45th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference will be hosted by Macquarie University.  The organising committee are excited to…

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