President’s Report
Best wishes for a very happy Christmas and New Year to all History Council members. It’s been a busy year and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to a relaxing break.
Our advocacy work has continued unabated over the last few months. With other History Councils of Australia we have lobbied the Federal Government for an Indigenous voice in the Australian Parliament, and to express concern about proposed changes to Marriage Certificates. Our continuing advocacy work at the State level is in support of the State Records, Office the Eastern Guruma people, the World Heritage nomination of Murujuga (Burrup), and against the Redaction of Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates.
AHA-Copyright Agency Limited Early Career Researcher Mentor Scheme
If you are a historian resident in Australia who is a member of the Australian Historical Association and received their PhD within the past two years (i.e. 2017 or 2018), you should submit for the AHA-Copyright Agency Ltd Early Career Researcher Mentor Scheme. Note that at least three awards will go to applicants based outside NSW, VIC, and the ACT.
Ernest Scott Prize 2019 Applications Open
The prestigious annual Ernest Scott Prize is awarded to the most distinguished written contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand, or to the history of colonisation in these countries
New Australian Policy and History (APH) website Policy Brief
In Australian Policy and History’s latest policy brief, PhD students Honae Cuffe and Anna Kent write about the use of Australian ‘soft power’ in the Asia Pacific.
2018 RWAHS Affiliates Committee’s State History Conference
The Cervantes conference kicked off brilliantly in the Lobster Shack, an icon in the town known for its lobster fishing fleet and processing plant. We were to find out over the weekend that almost the whole Town of Cervantes contributed in some way to this conference!
“Gardens in times of Peace and Conflict”
Coinciding with the centenary of cessation of hostilities in World War 1, the theme of Gardens in times of Peace and Conflict enabled presenters to explore the creation of gardens and cultural landscapes by men and women with a strong sense of purpose.
If a branch falls and you didn’t hear it …
As I write, news is coming in that a huge old Moreton Bay Fig Tree at UWA between Winthrop Hall and the Arts Building has partly, and suddenly, collapsed.