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Recently, the AHA established the AHA Public Fund to provide professional training and publishing opportunities via awards, scholarships, and prizes to our members and encourage excellence in the creation and
Recently, the AHA established the AHA Public Fund to provide professional training and publishing opportunities via awards, scholarships, and prizes to our members and encourage excellence in the creation and
The Australian Historical Association (AHA) is currently developing a new nation-wide Postgraduate Database, which is intended to make Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates in Australian history more discoverable and accessible.
Congratulations to Michelle Bootcov, recipient of the Mike Smith Student Prize for her essay entitled “Robert Kirk: Blood, genetics, race and rights in the mid to late twentieth century’”. This
Congratulations to Sarah Luke on the publication of Marion and the Forty Thieves (NLA Publishing). This creative non-fiction novel for middle-grade readers is underpinned by research into the archives of
Congratulations to Gwendolyn Bellinger and Harrison Croft on the publication of volume 25 of Eras, the Monash University School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies’ student journal. This issue includes
Congratulations to all of the recent recipients of the Local History Grants Round 22, awarded by the Public Record Office Victoria in partnership with the Victorian Government. Approximately 42 institutions,
Congratulations to Jared Davidson, winner of the Australian & Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History Network’s Public Environmental History Prize 2024! Jared’s book Blood and Dirt (2023) and its associated public
Congratulations to Meg Foster, recipient of one of the ABC Top 5 Humanities residencies for 2024! Meg was selected for her research on ‘histories of bushranging, crime and colonialism, as
Congratulations to Helen Davies on the publication of Herminie and Fanny Pereire: Elite Jewish women in nineteenth-century France (Manchester University Press). Herminie and Fanny Pereire were sisters-in-law, married to the
Congratulations to Jillian Graham, shortlisted candidate for the 2024 National Biography Award! Jillian’s book Inner Song: A Biography of Margaret Sutherland (MUP, 2023, recently shortlisted for the Magarey Medal for
Congratulations to Kristen Alexander, whose 2023 publication Kriegies: The Australian Airmen of Stalag Luft III was awarded an ACT Literary Award in the nonfiction category! The judges welcomed this ‘meticulously
Congratulations to AHA Vice-President Kate Fullagar, whose 2023 book Bennelong & Phillip: A History Unravelled recently took out an ACT Literary Award for nonfiction publishing! The judges celebrated this ‘imaginative,
Issue 21.2 of History Australia has been published online and in print! This issue includes the previously-announced ‘Forum on Imperial Histories of Crime’ edited by Meg Foster, and featuring the
Earlier today, the President and Vice-President of the AHA wrote to the Premier of South Australia to express concern over aspects of the proposed restructure at the South Australian Museum
The AHA 2024 conference dinner saw the announcement of several prizes, awards and accolades. We take this opportunity to congratulate once again the very deserving recipients of this year’s annual
As members will be aware, the 2024 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 3 July. In addition to the passage of two Special Resolutions, the AGM selected its Executive
I’m sure that many of you are still reflecting on our wonderful conference in Adelaide, hosted on beautiful Kaurna country by the team at Flinders University. On behalf of all
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