Congratulations to those shortlisted and highly commended for the Australian History Prize in the 2022 NSW Premier’s History Awards:
Shortlist:
Alexis Bergantz, French Connection: Australian’s Cosmopolitan Ambitions (Newsouth),
Christine Helliwell, Semut: The Untold Story of a Secret Australian Operation in WWII Bornio (Penguin), and
Ian Hoskins, Australia and the Pacific (NewSouth).
Highly Commended:
Joan Beaumont, Australia’s Great Depression (Allen & Unwin)
Phillip Deery, Spies and Sparrows: ASIO and the Cold War (MUP), and
Deirdre O’Connell, Harlem Nights: The Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age (MUP)