International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
On Friday 19 June, Australia’s Education Minister, the Honourable Dan Tehan, announced a raft of reforms to the funding of domestic students at Australian universities. These proposals would, among other things: increase the cost of most Humanities, Law and Commerce degrees and shift the costs (90%) onto students reduce student fees for a host of […]
The Carolyn Allport Scholarship is available for a woman undertaking postgraduate feminist studies, by research, in any discipline, awarding $5000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to the successful applicant. Applicants must be currently enrolled in postgraduate studies, by research, in an academic award of an Australian public university. This scholarship has been […]
We appreciate everyone’s patience as the conference organising committee has continued to monitor the Covid-19 situation. We are pleased to announce that the InASA biennial conference will still go ahead, but on the revised dates of 8-10 February 2021. This delay will hopefully provide more opportunities for travel and more certainty for the conference. We […]
Harvard University is seeking to appoint a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies for the 2022–2023 academic year. The Chair was established through a gift of the Australian Government to Harvard University, in recognition of the American Bicentennial, to further understanding of Australia in the United States. Over […]
‘This changes everything!’? Australia and the post-pandemic world Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Virtual Symposium Convened by the ANU Australian Studies Institute Abstracts due: 31 July 2020 Virtual Symposium: 22 October 2020 Covid-19 has upended daily life with nations struggling to stop the spread of this deadly virus. The virus has changed so much – […]
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 […]