Background Dr John Barrett (1931-1997) established this award by way of a bequest to La Trobe University in 1987. Dr John Barrett was a lecturer and reader at La Trobe University from 1969 until his retirement in 1990. His research specialisation was 20th century Australian history, particularly national involvement in the world wars. Dr Barrett... Continue Reading →

The Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand Studies Network (ACNZSN) brings together scholars working in the three fields of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies. It shares resources in these three areas, as well as news and opportunities via a regular blog and social media.  To visit the site, go to https://acnzsn.org

Travis J. Hardy The White Men's Countries explores how a shared ideal of race united the American and Australian governments during World War II and the early Cold War periods. This interpretation places cultural and ideological factors alongside the traditional emphasis on pragmatic economic and security considerations in explaining why two nations whose objectives in... Continue Reading →

Leading Australian scholars Professor Barbara Pini and Professor Nicole Moore have been appointed to the annual Visiting Professor in Australian Studies position at the Centre for Pacific and American Studies (CPAS), University of Tokyo, for 2020–21 and 2021–22 respectively. This announcement is in the context of a rapidly changing environment, and comes with the caveat that neither candidate will be... Continue Reading →