Laura Rademaker

@laurarad.bsky.social

Historian at the Australian National University Christian missions, Indigenous history, deep history, gender, religion Editor History Australia & Aboriginal History Monographs

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 Don't forget that there's still time to apply for the 2026 Ann Curthoys Award, for unpublished work in Australian, feminist, Indigenous, transnational history, or history and theory!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The Ann Curthoys Prize is awarded for the best unpublished article-length work by an Early Career Researcher in any one or combination of the following fields in which Ann has […]

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My latest article: 'We don’t know who did it. We don’t know their gender, their ethnicity or their political beliefs... What we do know is that in the summer of 1983–84, a fungus called Phragmidium violaceum was introduced to Australia – deliberately, secretly and illegally.' Call it 'plant noir'!

‘Do-it-yourself biological control’: the unauthorised introduction of blackberry rust to Australia

In 1983, an unknown person smuggled blackberry rust (Phragmidium violaceum) into Australia – one of the nation’s most significant biosecurity breaches of the last half-century. Yet unlike most othe...

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"We cannot allow our collective grief and fear to be used as a political weapon to attack the Palestine solidarity movement or any other democratic movement... The path to safety is democratic and rooted in our shared community" – Jewish Council of Australia petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/fr...

ADD YOUR NAME ✍️ We will not be divided after Bondi

On Sunday at Bondi we witnessed the appalling consequences of hatred and how it breeds radicalisation and violence. But as the Jewish community and the whole country grieved, some politicians went on ...

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Exciting news: the CFP for the 2026 AHA Conference is live! We'll be meeting at Macquarie University, on Dharug Country in Sydney, to discuss and explore the theme of "Changing Minds". We'd love to see you there: all the details are at the link! 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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