GASt e.V. – Gesellschaft für Australienstudien
@gast-gafas.bsky.social
We are a politically independent, interdisciplinary organisation devoted to furthering research and scholarship concerned with Australia.
»›First Encounters: Artist Interventions with the VOC Shipwrecks‹ features works inspired by rare archives and objects from the Dutch East India Company or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, dating back to the 17th century and giving voice to a complex colonial past.«
Rare archives and objects inspire WA Shipwrecks Museum exhibition
Artists have created original works to bring to life the history of the Dutch East India Company for an exhibition opening in Fremantle.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»›First Encounters: Artist Interventions with the VOC Shipwrecks‹ features works inspired by rare archives and objects from the Dutch East India Company or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, dating back to the 17th century and giving voice to a complex colonial past.«
»Both Rockhampton and Bowen have their origins painted in blood. Reynolds describes ›ruthlessly usurping‹ pastoralists expanding rapidly across Aboriginal hinterlands, seizing traditional territories for vast ›runs‹, each of them between 65 and 250 square km.«
Heat, terror and resistance: Henry Reynolds’ bold, new book takes a top-end view of Australian history
Australian history has often been written from a southern perspective. But a history of the tropical North sheds light on ‘truth telling’ and questions of race.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Both Rockhampton and Bowen have their origins painted in blood. Reynolds describes ›ruthlessly usurping‹ pastoralists expanding rapidly across Aboriginal hinterlands, seizing traditional territories for vast ›runs‹, each of them between 65 and 250 square km.«
Rebecca Fleming's ›Don’t Waste Time … Go North‹ »examines a selection of content from the Australian travel magazine ‘Holiday and Travel’ published between 1947 and 1951 with a focus on articles and advertising promoting North Queensland as a travel destination«, ZfA 44/2025
Australian Studies Journal 44/2025 – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Rebecca Fleming's ›Don’t Waste Time … Go North‹ »examines a selection of content from the Australian travel magazine ‘Holiday and Travel’ published between 1947 and 1951 with a focus on articles and advertising promoting North Queensland as a travel destination«, ZfA 44/2025
»Research published by The Australia Institute earlier this year showed there were now more than 4 million guns owned by civilians nationwide, 25 per cent higher than the number in the community in 1996.«
Bondi proof that Port Arthur guns laws failing, advocate says
Gun control advocates say the terrifying mass shooting in Bondi on Sunday shows Australia's firearms laws, reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy, have been weakened in the years since.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»Research published by The Australia Institute earlier this year showed there were now more than 4 million guns owned by civilians nationwide, 25 per cent higher than the number in the community in 1996.«
»Shooting at world-famous beach in which 15 people, plus one alleged gunman, were killed reverberated around the world, with many headlines noting the actions of a hero bystander«
‘Horror and heroism at Bondi’: what the papers say about the Sydney terrorist attack
Shooting at world-famous beach in which 15 people, plus one alleged gunman, were killed reverberated around the world, with many headlines noting the actions of a hero bystander
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December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
»Shooting at world-famous beach in which 15 people, plus one alleged gunman, were killed reverberated around the world, with many headlines noting the actions of a hero bystander«
CALL FOR REVIEWS | Martina Horáková: Pursuits of Settler Belonging in Australian Post-Millenial Memoirs | We are looking for reviewers for this and other books, get in touch via
Call for Reviews – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
CALL FOR REVIEWS | Martina Horáková: Pursuits of Settler Belonging in Australian Post-Millenial Memoirs | We are looking for reviewers for this and other books, get in touch via
»But then came the community Facebook pages« t.co/6rbflUuW3S
Facebook community groups and maggot-infested rats: the inner workings of Australia’s climate misinformation war
Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy
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December 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»But then came the community Facebook pages« t.co/6rbflUuW3S
»In Australien trat am 10. Dezember 2025 das weltweit erste umfassende Verbot von Social Media für unter 16-Jährige in Kraft.«
Social-Media-Verbot in Australien tritt in Kraft: Jugendliche verlieren Accounts
Ab Mittwoch müssen TikTok, Instagram & Co. australische Nutzer unter 16 Jahren sperren. Die Plattformen setzen auf Gesichtserkennung – mit Problemen.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»In Australien trat am 10. Dezember 2025 das weltweit erste umfassende Verbot von Social Media für unter 16-Jährige in Kraft.«
Margret Strelow's ›The Origins of the Queenslander House‹ »challenges what we thought we knew about outside studding in Queensland and recognises the previously unexplored role of German architects in shaping the quintessential Queensland house«, ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/belDB5k
Australian Studies Journal 44/2025 – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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December 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Margret Strelow's ›The Origins of the Queenslander House‹ »challenges what we thought we knew about outside studding in Queensland and recognises the previously unexplored role of German architects in shaping the quintessential Queensland house«, ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/belDB5k
»Federation University in Ballarat has dropped its 155-year-old geoscience and geology studies. Specialised courses have been in decline across Australian universities, as student demand falls despite an industry shortage.«
Federation University scraps one of Australia's oldest geology courses
Geoscience students are left feeling "in the dark" and "ripped off" as Federation University becomes the latest university to ditch its geology specialisation.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Federation University in Ballarat has dropped its 155-year-old geoscience and geology studies. Specialised courses have been in decline across Australian universities, as student demand falls despite an industry shortage.«
»Observing characters often lacked prosocial behaviours (e.g., helping, providing comfort) and gendered stereotypes were common«
Representation of Pain and Injury in Children's Picture Books—A Content Analysis
Pain and injury experiences are common throughout childhood (e.g., minor injuries, vaccine injections) and provide important and frequent opportunities for children to learn about pain. Sociocultural…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Observing characters often lacked prosocial behaviours (e.g., helping, providing comfort) and gendered stereotypes were common«
»The rising threat of right-wing extremism has meant both the government and the opposition have doubled down on their support for core national values of tolerance and respect.«
Sussan Ley talks about ‘Australian values’ in assessing migrants. What exactly does that mean?
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»The rising threat of right-wing extremism has meant both the government and the opposition have doubled down on their support for core national values of tolerance and respect.«
»Widely circulated claims of out-of-control mass immigration in Australia are false and misleading and stem from the incorrect reporting of tourism and travel data that has nothing to do with migration, according to a major new report from ANU.«
Incorrect reporting of ABS data fuelling false claims Australia has a mass migration problem
ANU is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital. Excellence is embedded in our approach to research and education.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Widely circulated claims of out-of-control mass immigration in Australia are false and misleading and stem from the incorrect reporting of tourism and travel data that has nothing to do with migration, according to a major new report from ANU.«
Joe Collin's ›The Paradox of Plenty‹ charts the history and impact of mining capital in northern Australia in the six decades after the conclusion of World War II. | ZfA 44/2025
Australian Studies Journal 44/2025 – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Joe Collin's ›The Paradox of Plenty‹ charts the history and impact of mining capital in northern Australia in the six decades after the conclusion of World War II. | ZfA 44/2025
»ACU registered nearly 6,000 cases of alleged academic misconduct across its nine campuses in 2024 [...]. About 90 per cent of those referrals related to AI use.«
University caught out using AI to wrongly accuse students of cheating with AI
An Australian university has accused thousands of its students of cheating with artificial intelligence. The problem? Many have done nothing wrong.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»ACU registered nearly 6,000 cases of alleged academic misconduct across its nine campuses in 2024 [...]. About 90 per cent of those referrals related to AI use.«
CFP: ›Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
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Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
CFP: ›Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
»Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have analysed signals generated by the vibrations of traffic along the Federal Highway to learn more about the seismic nature of Lake George, situated north-east of Canberra.«
Traffic vibrations help scientists dig deep into Lake George’s seismic past
ANU is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital. Excellence is embedded in our approach to research and education.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
»Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have analysed signals generated by the vibrations of traffic along the Federal Highway to learn more about the seismic nature of Lake George, situated north-east of Canberra.«
»Racist, sexist, homophobic and ableist slurs have overtaken more traditional swearwords as the type of language young Australians consider the most taboo and offensive, according to a new study published in the Australian Journal of Linguistics.«
Slurs have replaced swearwords as Australia’s strongest taboos
Racist, sexist, homophobic and ableist slurs have overtaken more traditional swearwords as the type of language young Australians consider the most taboo and offensive, according to a new study…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Racist, sexist, homophobic and ableist slurs have overtaken more traditional swearwords as the type of language young Australians consider the most taboo and offensive, according to a new study published in the Australian Journal of Linguistics.«
›Music in the Tropics‹ by Russoniello & Harris »examines Townsville’s distinctiveness as a site for festivals (Townsville Pacific Festival (1970-1991), Festival of Pacific Arts (1988) which looked to the Pacific region in presenting arts and culture. ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/IcbNrJg
Australian Studies Journal 44/2025 – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
›Music in the Tropics‹ by Russoniello & Harris »examines Townsville’s distinctiveness as a site for festivals (Townsville Pacific Festival (1970-1991), Festival of Pacific Arts (1988) which looked to the Pacific region in presenting arts and culture. ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/IcbNrJg
»An influential Catholic college in Sydney is under investigation by the higher ed regulator over a series of comments made by two of its prominent academics supporting the White AUS policy and calling for Anglo-Celtic AUSns and Europeans to become a ›supermajority‹ in the country.«
Academics who say they are ‘pro-white’ and have ‘ethnic conception’ of Australia turn spotlight on Sydney’s Campion College
Higher education regulator investigates Catholic institute after comments by academics, including endorsing the White Australia policy
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»An influential Catholic college in Sydney is under investigation by the higher ed regulator over a series of comments made by two of its prominent academics supporting the White AUS policy and calling for Anglo-Celtic AUSns and Europeans to become a ›supermajority‹ in the country.«
CFP: ›Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
CFP: ›Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
Studies‹ at the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies (CAAPSt,
University of Cologne) – online 13 March 2026 | Submission Deadline: 8 December
2025 buff.ly/vCUkxiC
»Queensland University of Technology physicist and air quality expert Lidia Morawska has won the $250,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.«
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Queensland University of Technology physicist and air quality expert Lidia Morawska has won the $250,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.«
»Spektakuläres Farbspiel auf der Südhalbkugel: Nach einem gewaltigen Sonnensturm flackerte eine magische Aurora Australis über Australien und Neuseeland – so intensiv wie seit Jahren nicht mehr.«
Magisches Südlicht über Australien und Neuseeland
Spektakuläres Farbspiel auf der Südhalbkugel: Nach einem gewaltigen Sonnensturm flackerte eine magische Aurora Australis über Australien und Neuseeland – so intensiv wie seit Jahren nicht mehr.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»Spektakuläres Farbspiel auf der Südhalbkugel: Nach einem gewaltigen Sonnensturm flackerte eine magische Aurora Australis über Australien und Neuseeland – so intensiv wie seit Jahren nicht mehr.«
»The Australian National University (ANU) is the 16th best university in the world for social and environmental sustainability, improving 32 places compared to the previous year [...]. Out of 38 Australian institutions, ANU ranks third in the country, climbing four places.«
ANU 16th best university in the world for sustainability
ANU is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital. Excellence is embedded in our approach to research and education.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
»The Australian National University (ANU) is the 16th best university in the world for social and environmental sustainability, improving 32 places compared to the previous year [...]. Out of 38 Australian institutions, ANU ranks third in the country, climbing four places.«
»Australian Soldier Settlement Scheme after World War I is generally acknowledged as a policy failure«. Shield & Jones argue that »in addition to the scheme being poorly managed a lack of human capital was the most significant factor leading to failure« | ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/3dRuPIZ
Australian Studies Journal 44/2025 – German Association for Australian Studies
German Association for Australian Studies
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
»Australian Soldier Settlement Scheme after World War I is generally acknowledged as a policy failure«. Shield & Jones argue that »in addition to the scheme being poorly managed a lack of human capital was the most significant factor leading to failure« | ZfA 44/2025 buff.ly/3dRuPIZ