The Story of Australia: A new history of people and place, by Australian Studies scholars Louise Johnson, Tanja Luckins and David Walker, has been published by Routledge. The Story of Australia provides a fresh, engaging and comprehensive introduction to Australia’s history and geography. An island continent with distinct physical features, Australia is home to the most enduring... Continue Reading →

Call For Papers: Submissions Welcome Until March 28th The 2022 Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature 4–8 July 2022 nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania Coming to Terms, 30 Years On: The Mabo Legacy in Australian Writing Conference website:  https://asal2022.org/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ASAL2022/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Officalasal2022 On 3 June 1992, the High Court of Australia handed down its decision... Continue Reading →

Coming to Terms, 30 Years On: The Mabo Legacy in Australian Writing The 2022 Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature4–8 July 2022nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania Call for Papers - Deadline: 31 January 2022 The 2022 ASAL Annual Conference will be hosted by the College of Arts, Law, and Education Centre at The... Continue Reading →

There are multiple forms of belonging in Australia which derive from a broad and differentiated range of raced and gendered histories. Dominant histories of belonging (e.g. white settler-colonial belonging) have been strongly contested for many decades. For example, in the wake of the Mabo and Wik decisions, the report on the Stolen Generations, and debates... Continue Reading →

A new literary biography Good for the Soul: John Curtin’s Life with Poetry by Toby Davidson (Macquarie University) has just been published by UWA Publishing. Davidson draws upon his archival work as a John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar and personal knowledge as a Curtin descendent to trace Curtin’s affinity for poetry from boyhood... Continue Reading →

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 →