Australian Policy and History
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What can the lessons of history teach us about the present? Australian Policy and History links historians with policy makers in pursuit of a better society.
ICYMI - APH Director, A/Prof Carolyn Holbrook, was featured in the new ABC show 'When the war was over', speaking about how the film 'Gallipoli' changed Australian war memory:
"Without art in the form of the film Gallipoli, the Anzac legend might have just died"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Without art in the form of the film Gallipoli, the Anzac legend might have just died"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The Gallipoli story was being forgotten in Australia, until this film
By the 80s, the story of the Anzacs at Gallipoli had started to fade from the public consciousness. Then an Australian anti-war filmmaker had an idea.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ICYMI - APH Director, A/Prof Carolyn Holbrook, was featured in the new ABC show 'When the war was over', speaking about how the film 'Gallipoli' changed Australian war memory:
"Without art in the form of the film Gallipoli, the Anzac legend might have just died"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Without art in the form of the film Gallipoli, the Anzac legend might have just died"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
ICYMI - one of our APH fellows, Alexa Ridgway, published an opinion piece on Remembrance Day, on the importance of broadening war commemoration to include those displaced by war
Read it here: aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
Read it here: aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
Beyond Bonegilla: A Call to Remember Australia’s Former Migrant Camps | Australian Policy and History Network
Australia is well practiced in commemorating military history. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day both act as rituals of national memorialisation for the many Australians who have served in wars and peacekeeping missions, and the Australian War Memorial’s “places of pride” online national register provides a map of all the war memorials across Australia. Thousands of […]
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November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
ICYMI - one of our APH fellows, Alexa Ridgway, published an opinion piece on Remembrance Day, on the importance of broadening war commemoration to include those displaced by war
Read it here: aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
Read it here: aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
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NEW at #VIDAblog!
@ahartman.bsky.social explores the impressions that playing video games gives us about significant women historical figures, asking: What impact does this have on informal public education about women's history? 🎮
Find out more ⬇️
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@ahartman.bsky.social explores the impressions that playing video games gives us about significant women historical figures, asking: What impact does this have on informal public education about women's history? 🎮
Find out more ⬇️
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What do video games teach us about women’s history? | Australian Women's History Network
In this blog, Abbie Hartman explores the impression of women's history given through video games and its impact on informal education.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
NEW at #VIDAblog!
@ahartman.bsky.social explores the impressions that playing video games gives us about significant women historical figures, asking: What impact does this have on informal public education about women's history? 🎮
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/video-g...
@ahartman.bsky.social explores the impressions that playing video games gives us about significant women historical figures, asking: What impact does this have on informal public education about women's history? 🎮
Find out more ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/video-g...
Today, a book review from APH founder Prof David Lowe, on two new books on the history of national security in the United States - suggesting that the concept 'needs either to be reinvented from the ground up, or the term should be cast aside altogether'.
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#natsec #auspol
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#natsec #auspol
October 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Today, a book review from APH founder Prof David Lowe, on two new books on the history of national security in the United States - suggesting that the concept 'needs either to be reinvented from the ground up, or the term should be cast aside altogether'.
aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
#natsec #auspol
aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
#natsec #auspol
What is a union? Who do they include and exclude? Are unions relevant in the C21st?
All these questions and more are explored in No Power Greater: A History of Union Action in Australia by @liamj47.bsky.social, reviewed on APH by Prof John Howe
Read the review here: aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
All these questions and more are explored in No Power Greater: A History of Union Action in Australia by @liamj47.bsky.social, reviewed on APH by Prof John Howe
Read the review here: aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
What is a union? Who do they include and exclude? Are unions relevant in the C21st?
All these questions and more are explored in No Power Greater: A History of Union Action in Australia by @liamj47.bsky.social, reviewed on APH by Prof John Howe
Read the review here: aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
All these questions and more are explored in No Power Greater: A History of Union Action in Australia by @liamj47.bsky.social, reviewed on APH by Prof John Howe
Read the review here: aph.org.au/2025/10/book...
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The Special Issue of AJPH on ‘Australia and Vietnam: the Fifty Year Legacy’ is finally out! 🥳🥳🥳
#VietnamWar #history #auspol
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#VietnamWar #history #auspol
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Special Issue: Australia and Vietnam: The Fifty Year Legacy: Australian Journal of Politics & History: Vol 71, No 3
Click on the title to browse this issue
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October 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Special Issue of AJPH on ‘Australia and Vietnam: the Fifty Year Legacy’ is finally out! 🥳🥳🥳
#VietnamWar #history #auspol
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#VietnamWar #history #auspol
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ICYMI - last month, celebrating 50 years of independence for Papua New Guinea, we published a suite of policy briefs proposing pathways forward for the next 50 years of Au-PNG relations - briefs on trade, tourism, heritage, education, sport, the environment!
Take a look aph.org.au/category/pol...
Take a look aph.org.au/category/pol...
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
ICYMI - last month, celebrating 50 years of independence for Papua New Guinea, we published a suite of policy briefs proposing pathways forward for the next 50 years of Au-PNG relations - briefs on trade, tourism, heritage, education, sport, the environment!
Take a look aph.org.au/category/pol...
Take a look aph.org.au/category/pol...
ICYMI - Brad Underhill and Helen Gardner had a piece in @aunz.theconversation.com celebrating 50 years of PNG independence! "50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness".
Republished on APH here: aph.org.au/2025/09/50-y...
#PNG #independence
Republished on APH here: aph.org.au/2025/09/50-y...
#PNG #independence
September 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
ICYMI - Brad Underhill and Helen Gardner had a piece in @aunz.theconversation.com celebrating 50 years of PNG independence! "50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness".
Republished on APH here: aph.org.au/2025/09/50-y...
#PNG #independence
Republished on APH here: aph.org.au/2025/09/50-y...
#PNG #independence
Today marks 50 years of Papua New Guinean independence!
In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975.
On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection!
aph.org.au/2025/09/book...
#PNG
In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975.
On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection!
aph.org.au/2025/09/book...
#PNG
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Today marks 50 years of Papua New Guinean independence!
In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975.
On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection!
aph.org.au/2025/09/book...
#PNG
In honour of the occasion, Brad Underhill, Keimelo Gimapau, and Helen Gardner published Debating the Nation: Speeches from the House of Assembly, 1972-1975.
On APH, Nick Ferns reviews the new collection!
aph.org.au/2025/09/book...
#PNG
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Meet the Revolutionaries and Ratbags who shaped the world as we know it!
Was hugely fun to co-host this new history podcast with Francis Leach looking at some of history's great rebels and revolutionaries, and to discuss what this history means for us today
Was hugely fun to co-host this new history podcast with Francis Leach looking at some of history's great rebels and revolutionaries, and to discuss what this history means for us today
September 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Meet the Revolutionaries and Ratbags who shaped the world as we know it!
Was hugely fun to co-host this new history podcast with Francis Leach looking at some of history's great rebels and revolutionaries, and to discuss what this history means for us today
Was hugely fun to co-host this new history podcast with Francis Leach looking at some of history's great rebels and revolutionaries, and to discuss what this history means for us today
ICYMI - September 2025 marks 50 years of independence in Papua New Guinea!
APH is pleased to publish policy briefs, written by attendees at a DFAT-sponsored workshop run by the Centre for Contemporary Histories this past June, on ways to develop the PNG-AUS relationship in the future.
APH is pleased to publish policy briefs, written by attendees at a DFAT-sponsored workshop run by the Centre for Contemporary Histories this past June, on ways to develop the PNG-AUS relationship in the future.
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
ICYMI - September 2025 marks 50 years of independence in Papua New Guinea!
APH is pleased to publish policy briefs, written by attendees at a DFAT-sponsored workshop run by the Centre for Contemporary Histories this past June, on ways to develop the PNG-AUS relationship in the future.
APH is pleased to publish policy briefs, written by attendees at a DFAT-sponsored workshop run by the Centre for Contemporary Histories this past June, on ways to develop the PNG-AUS relationship in the future.
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The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good
August 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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** NEW REVIEW **
On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation
aph.org.au/2025/08/book...
#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory
On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation
aph.org.au/2025/08/book...
#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory
August 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
** NEW REVIEW **
On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation
aph.org.au/2025/08/book...
#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory
On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation
aph.org.au/2025/08/book...
#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory
ICYMI - @atomicmax.bsky.social on the ongoing obstruction that historians face in writing the history of British nuclear tests in Australia and the impact it had on Australian service personnel. Important context for Australia's planned nuclear military endeavours with allies!
#auspol #AUKUS
#auspol #AUKUS
This week marks 41 years since the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests began; a process that was marred by govt obstruction. Four decades on, Max Billington reveals the ongoing difficulties that researchers face when trying to uncover this history in the archives
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
July 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
ICYMI - @atomicmax.bsky.social on the ongoing obstruction that historians face in writing the history of British nuclear tests in Australia and the impact it had on Australian service personnel. Important context for Australia's planned nuclear military endeavours with allies!
#auspol #AUKUS
#auspol #AUKUS
This week marks 41 years since the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests began; a process that was marred by govt obstruction. Four decades on, Max Billington reveals the ongoing difficulties that researchers face when trying to uncover this history in the archives
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
July 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This week marks 41 years since the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests began; a process that was marred by govt obstruction. Four decades on, Max Billington reveals the ongoing difficulties that researchers face when trying to uncover this history in the archives
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
aph.org.au/2025/07/ghos...
Want to learn how to turn your research into policy recs? Five days left to register for the CCH/APH Policy Brief Workshop at Deakin Downtown, 13 August!
Details below 👇
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Details below 👇
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CCH/APH Policy Brief Workshop for PhD/ECRs | Australian Policy and History Network
13 August 2025, Deakin Downtown Are you a PhD candidate or ECR interested in learning how to write a policy brief? Join us at Deakin Downtown for a whole-day workshop to learn the ropes of policy writing and translate your expert knowledge into advice for policymakers. The workshop will include an overview and examples of […]
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July 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Want to learn how to turn your research into policy recs? Five days left to register for the CCH/APH Policy Brief Workshop at Deakin Downtown, 13 August!
Details below 👇
aph.org.au/2025/06/cch-...
Details below 👇
aph.org.au/2025/06/cch-...
ICYMI - Peter Hobbins on Australia's pandemic exceptionalism
#COVID #health #auspol
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#COVID #health #auspol
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July 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
ICYMI - Peter Hobbins on Australia's pandemic exceptionalism
#COVID #health #auspol
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#COVID #health #auspol
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**NEW REVIEW**
On the website, @miamh.bsky.social reviews Albert Palazzo's 'Big Fix' for Australia's national security #natsec #auspol #militaryhistory
aph.org.au/2025/06/book...
On the website, @miamh.bsky.social reviews Albert Palazzo's 'Big Fix' for Australia's national security #natsec #auspol #militaryhistory
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June 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
**NEW REVIEW**
On the website, @miamh.bsky.social reviews Albert Palazzo's 'Big Fix' for Australia's national security #natsec #auspol #militaryhistory
aph.org.au/2025/06/book...
On the website, @miamh.bsky.social reviews Albert Palazzo's 'Big Fix' for Australia's national security #natsec #auspol #militaryhistory
aph.org.au/2025/06/book...
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🔄 What if the solution to our waste crisis was hiding in plain sight - in your morning coffee routine, your weekend op-shop finds, and your university lecture halls?
New research on @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social reveals how Australians are living the circular economy, often without realising it.
New research on @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social reveals how Australians are living the circular economy, often without realising it.
Policy Brief: Embedding circular economy practices in the tertiary sector | Australian Policy and History Network
Dr Lorinda Cramer and Dr Deborah Lee-Talbot give themselves the task of recommending to Australia’s university vice-chancellors that circular economy practices and knowledge be embedded in the tertiary sector. ATTENTION Australian university vice-chancellors cc. Minister for Education, Hon Jason Clare MP Purpose It has been a decade since Australia adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development […]
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June 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🔄 What if the solution to our waste crisis was hiding in plain sight - in your morning coffee routine, your weekend op-shop finds, and your university lecture halls?
New research on @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social reveals how Australians are living the circular economy, often without realising it.
New research on @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social reveals how Australians are living the circular economy, often without realising it.
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It was a privilege to work with Lorinda, Mia and Carolyn to produce this @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social policy brief.
In it, Lorinda and I suggest '[t]he education system has a crucial role to play in promoting the social value and environmental benefits of a circular economy.'
#policy #highered
In it, Lorinda and I suggest '[t]he education system has a crucial role to play in promoting the social value and environmental benefits of a circular economy.'
#policy #highered
Policy Brief: Embedding circular economy practices in the tertiary sector | Australian Policy and History Network
Dr Lorinda Cramer and Dr Deborah Lee-Talbot give themselves the task of recommending to Australia’s university vice-chancellors that circular economy practices and knowledge be embedded in the tertiary sector. ATTENTION Australian university vice-chancellors cc. Minister for Education, Hon Jason Clare MP Purpose It has been a decade since Australia adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development […]
aph.org.au
June 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It was a privilege to work with Lorinda, Mia and Carolyn to produce this @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social policy brief.
In it, Lorinda and I suggest '[t]he education system has a crucial role to play in promoting the social value and environmental benefits of a circular economy.'
#policy #highered
In it, Lorinda and I suggest '[t]he education system has a crucial role to play in promoting the social value and environmental benefits of a circular economy.'
#policy #highered
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Lorinda Cramer's new article about clothing circularity suggest this economic process is not new. I urge you to make time for this short read from @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social. Lorinda always demonstrates why it is worth taking time to learn from the past.
#WorldEnvironmentDay #Fashion #History
#WorldEnvironmentDay #Fashion #History
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June 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Lorinda Cramer's new article about clothing circularity suggest this economic process is not new. I urge you to make time for this short read from @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social. Lorinda always demonstrates why it is worth taking time to learn from the past.
#WorldEnvironmentDay #Fashion #History
#WorldEnvironmentDay #Fashion #History
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Have to admit, I had a great time writing this piece for @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social; Dolly Parton, coffee culture and changing global trade, what more could a historian ask for?
aph.org.au/2025/06/bean...
#worldenvironment #academicsky #skytorians
aph.org.au/2025/06/bean...
#worldenvironment #academicsky #skytorians
‘Bean Thinking Green – How Australians are Slow-Sipping Their Way Into a Circular Economy’ | Australian Policy and History Network
This is one of a series of articles on Circular Economy by Lorinda Cramer and Deborah Lee-Talbot, published for #WorldEnvironmentDay 2025 Tumble out of bed and stumble to the cafe, order myself a cup of…circular economy ambition? This version of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” may not be as toe-tappin’ as the original, yet […]
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June 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Have to admit, I had a great time writing this piece for @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social; Dolly Parton, coffee culture and changing global trade, what more could a historian ask for?
aph.org.au/2025/06/bean...
#worldenvironment #academicsky #skytorians
aph.org.au/2025/06/bean...
#worldenvironment #academicsky #skytorians
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Do you have an oral history collection under your care? Then this project may be of interest to you.
For further information visit: www.precariousoralhistories.com
#history #oralhistory #collection #GLAM
For further information visit: www.precariousoralhistories.com
#history #oralhistory #collection #GLAM
June 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Do you have an oral history collection under your care? Then this project may be of interest to you.
For further information visit: www.precariousoralhistories.com
#history #oralhistory #collection #GLAM
For further information visit: www.precariousoralhistories.com
#history #oralhistory #collection #GLAM
In honour of #WorldEnvironmentDay this week, historians Lorinda Cramer and Deborah Lee-Talbot are publishing a series of articles on circular economy, how it works in Australia (and why it hasn’t), proposing new avenues for Aus industries to improve uptake of the concept
#auspol #circulareconomy
#auspol #circulareconomy
June 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In honour of #WorldEnvironmentDay this week, historians Lorinda Cramer and Deborah Lee-Talbot are publishing a series of articles on circular economy, how it works in Australia (and why it hasn’t), proposing new avenues for Aus industries to improve uptake of the concept
#auspol #circulareconomy
#auspol #circulareconomy
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The State Library of NSW Fellowships are now accepting applications! There are nine Fellowships offering amazing pools of research funding -- get working on your projects! All the details are here: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/awards...
May 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The State Library of NSW Fellowships are now accepting applications! There are nine Fellowships offering amazing pools of research funding -- get working on your projects! All the details are here: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/awards...