This book offers a fresh perspective on Australian religious history by blending material culture with social history, moving beyond church-focused narratives to reveal how faith was lived, experienced and shared in everyday life. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/BUD...

Listen to 'Late Night Live' as David Marr speaks with Luke Taylor, co-author (with Ivan Namirrkki) of 'Peter Marralwanga', about his latest book exploring the life and art of a pivotal Aboriginal artist in the Western Arnhem Land painting tradition. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

I'm going to watch @jillshepherd.bsky.social on the big screen

If you missed the launch of ‘Landslide' last week, it’s now available to watch on YouTube! Hosted by veteran journalist Nick Bryant, in conversation with co-author Jill Sheppard, they discuss the unexpected landslide victory for the Australian Labor Party in 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMFO...

A standout review by Liz Conor on ’The Wild Australia Show: The Story of an Aboriginal Performance Troupe and its Afterlives', published in Australian Book Review. Read the full review: https//shorturl.at... Get the book: http//doi.org/10....

Coming soon: An innovative history of religion, place and belonging in Bendigo! 'Believing on Upside Down Country' shows how people in one dynamic region have managed to negotiate religious and cultural diversity. Register doi.org/10.22459/BUD...

My chapter on Vā in Papua New Guinean ideas of place is finally out along with this excellent open access volume from ANU Press #anthrosky #anthropology #Moana #oceania

Excited to see this in print! Co-edited with my @utas.edu.au colleagues Kristyn Harman and Anna Claydon, the result of several years' labour by a group of amazing scholars!

The latest edition of the 'Australian Journal of Biography and History’ emerges from a powerful convergence of history, geography, environment and lived experience unified from the theme 'Writing Tasmanian Lives’. Get your copy: doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

BOOK REVIEW Faleolo, R. (Lute). (2026). Mandates and Missteps: Australian Government Scholarships to the Pacific – 1948 to 2018: By Anna Kent. Canberra, ANU Press,The Journal of Pacific History, 61(1), 194–195. doi.org/10.1080/0022...

The upcoming issue of the 'Australian Journal of Biography and History' explores what it means to write lives connected to Lutruwita/Tasmania, an island shaped by both isolation and connection. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

Ever heard of vā? 'Vā Moana: Space and Relationality in Pacific Thought and Identity’, brings together a range of voices, many from Pacific communities themselves, to share how vā is understood, lived and evolving across different places and contexts. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/VM....

Thrilled to see that the latest edition of @auswhn.bsky.social’s Lilith: A Feminist History Journal features not one – but two – book reviews by my PhD students! 📚 Congratulations Kaitlin Mills and Michael Stockwell 🤓

This issue of ‘Lilith' explores gender in 20th-century Australia and Britain, from maternal feminism and 'Citrus Queen' pageants to motherhood and mental health, and the arguments that won abortion law reform in 1960s Britain. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/LFH... #feminist #feminism #gender

Proud to have a chapter in this upcoming volume along side some amazing Moana scholars!

Vā may be a small word, but it carries expansive meaning. Our upcoming title, 'Vā Moana: Space and Relationality in Pacific Thought and Identity’, explores how vā, wā, and related Indigenous concepts are lived, theorised and practised today. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/VM....

You can grab your weekend reading - a chapter on the Greens' federal campaign from Stewart Jackson and me - right here: doi.org/10.22459/L.2...

📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚 What really happened in the 2025 election? Hosted by renowned journalist Nick Bryant, join leading experts for the launch of 'Landslide: The 2025 Australian Federal Election'. 🗓️ 16 April ⏰ 6 pm 📍National Library of Australia Register 👇 www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...

One for the political tragics. My chapter is in there somewhere. #auspol

Australia’s 2025 election upended politics. Labor’s landslide, the Liberals’ collapse and a surging non-major vote are examined through campaigns, demographics, social media, AI, misinformation and the 'Trump effect' in this authoritative illustrated book. Get your copy doi.org/10.22459/L.2...

Issue 31 of ‘Lilith' comes at a time when feminist history feels both urgent and under threat. From rising fascism to cuts in academic freedom, history and gender studies are being slashed, while scholars face growing precarity. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/LFH...

Peter Marralwanga was not simply an artist, he was a custodian of country, a keeper of sacred knowledge and a defining force in the painting traditions of western Arnhem Land. This book is not just history; it’s a living legacy. Get your copy: doi.org/10.22459/PM....

🚨OUT TOMORROW🚨 This richly illustrated forthcoming book explores the life and art of Aboriginal artist, Peter Marralwanga, a pivotal figure in the Western Arnhem Land painting tradition. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/PM....

“There are only a handful of studies that give such brilliant, in-depth, serious analysis of an individual Aboriginal Australian artist’s life and work. The combination of genealogical, cultural and thematic analysis is superb.” – Dr Henry Skerritt, University of Virginia doi.org/10.22459/PM....

How does Xi Jinping’s China really work? This book dives deep into the Party’s key institutions including the engines that drive politics, society and the economy. A must-read for anyone looking to open the black box of Chinese governance and global behaviour. Available: doi.org/10.22459/RTS...

Whoa, this looks like an excellent set of queer-focused essays from a number of different folks, with a focus on China. Just in time for Mardi Gras week as well. Going to be reading these next week on the plane to the EU! #Queer #LGBTIQA+

So excited to see this out! My essay entitled “Between Pleasure and Precarity” is included in this issue! The article tells stories about migrant gender/sexual non conforming workers. If you like my essay, you are in for some treats! I am writing a book about these workers’ cruising practices!

From queer geopolitics to feminist theory and digital extremism, the latest issue 'Made in China’ journal dives into power, gender and sexuality in global China. 🌎🏳️‍🌈 Get your copy: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

‘Based on extensive fieldwork and impressive analytic skills, Wen-Hsuan Tsai has produced the most detailed and informative account of the evolving political system in Xi Jinping’s China that I have ever read.’ – Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard Learn more and register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/RTS...

🚨OUT TOMORROW🚨 Gender and sexuality shape struggles over belonging worldwide. In China, the state narrows family norms as lives exceed them. 'Made in China Journal: Queer China’ explores politics, culture and everyday life. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

‘Wild Partners' is not just history; it’s a powerful account of what it means to stand your ground in a changing world. This story of survival, defiance and deep connection to land traces the lived history of the Maututu Nakanai people of West New Britain, PNG. doi.org/10.22459/WP....

📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚    Come along to the launch of ‘Projecting Voices’! This volume, honouring Jane Simpson, provides cutting-edge research on a wide range of questions in linguistics research.    🗓️ 27 February ⏰ 4.30 pm  📍AD Hope Building 14, ANU   Register 👇 events.humanitix.com/projecting-v...

This issue of the 'EAFQ' examines the geopolitics of Asia’s resources trade. It explores the tensions between interdependence and rising protectionism, or ‘resource nationalism’, and assesses the implications for regional growth and the global energy transition. doi.org/10.22459/EAF...

🌴 50 years ago, oil palm arrived in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, transforming indigenous land and lives. 'Wild Partners' tells the powerful story of the Maututu Nakanai people and the rise of an industrial giant. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/WP....

Opposition to the Crown destabilised the administration of criminal law in New South Wales during the 1850s. Skirmishes between magistrates, constables and metropolitan authorities reveal how local resistance stretched, and distorted, legal understandings. Get your copy: doi.org/10.22459/LND...

"More Than Fiscal is a rigorous and constructive contribution to the debate on long-term policy planning in Australia.” Rafal Chomik reviews ‘More Than Fiscal’ in the Economic Record. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Henderson reviews Regan's “I Buy This Piece of Ground Here”: An Italian Market-Gardener Community in Adelaide, 1920s–1970s (ANU Press). press.anu.edu.au/publications...

📚 New issue out now! Explore contested memories and fresh perspectives, from Canberra’s unofficial Spanish Civil War memorial to Soviet tourism in the 1930s, and documentary film narratives of Guantanamo Bay after 9/11. Read more 👉 doi.org/10.22459/ANU...

'"Rethinking Histories of Indonesia" is more than a historical corrective. It is a critical intervention with far-reaching implications for the present' Great review from Taufiq Hanafi in the latest issue of ’South East Asia Research’. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📚 Coming soon! The latest issue of ANU Historical Journal II brings together articles examining how histories of place, memory and violence are made and contested. Register your interest today doi.org/10.22459/ANU... @joshuablackjb.bsky.social @michellestaff.bsky.social

🚨COMING SOON🚨 In 1850s NSW, law met a restless society. Police and court records reveal a divided colony, where some counted, some were invisible, and English law had limits. Learn more and register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/LND...

Some exciting new releases from @anupress.bsky.social 👇🏼

Happy New Year from the team at ANU Press! There’s no better way to kick off the year than with a #bookstack of new releases. Explore our latest titles, featuring cutting-edge research in linguistics, reflections on the gendering of politics, and the newest issue of #IREH. press.anu.edu.au

🗣️'Projecting Voices' is out now. A 2025 ANUPress volume honouring linguist Jane Simpson, with cutting-edge research on Australian Indigenous languages & 2 chapters by CDU academics. 🔗 doi.org/10.22459/PV.2025 @anupress.bsky.social @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social #CDUResearch #FirstNationsLanguages

The articles in our latest issue of 'AJBH' cover a diverse range of people, most of them little known in the annals of Australian history. Each lived on the edges of societal expectations and norms and so raise questions about Australian identity. Get your copy today doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

The latest issue of 'Australian Journal of Biography and History' explores overlooked lives that challenge Australian identity, from writers and diplomats to Aboriginal leaders and educators, revealing stories of risk, conflict and unconventional lives. Register: doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

So great to see this monumental volume out - over 1000 pages of work in honour of Jane Simpson. Including a chapter on word order flexibility in Pitjantjatjara by myself, Rachel Nordlinger, Gabriela Garrido Rodríguez and Evan Kidd doi.org/10.22459/PV....

This volume provides cutting-edge research on a wide range of questions in linguistics research, centred on Australian Indigenous languages. Written by world-leading experts, the chapters take a fresh look at current questions in each topic, inspired by the work of Australian linguist Jane Simpson.

Coming soon! Innovative research on Australian Indigenous languages, inspired by Jane Simpson. This title combines theory and practical insights on language rights, showcasing the richness and diversity of Australian linguistics. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/PV....

"Women’s rescripting of politics as usual gives hope for more transformative change." 'Gender and Politics Reimagined' brings together scholars, gender and development experts and activists to think about how politics is shaped by gender. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/GPR.2025