📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚 Come along to the launch of 'Deeper Strategic Collaboration in the Securities Sector’, which explores how India and Australia can collaborate to strengthen financial regulation. 🗓️ 13 Nov ⏰ 3 pm 📍Philippa Weeks Library L4, ANU Law School Register 👇 law.anu.edu.au/news-and-eve...

Our latest title is a timely and powerful collection on language education in Australian universities, focusing on topics of wide-ranging importance: disruption, decentring and diversification. A must-read for anyone rethinking how languages are taught in higher education! doi.org/10.22459/DDD...

Amanda Harris @amaharrisusyd.bsky.social reviews ‘The Wild Australia Show: The Story of an Aboriginal Performance Troupe and Its Afterlives’ by Paul Memmott, Maria Nugent, Michael Aird, Lindy Allen, Chantal Knowles and Jonathan Richards. @anupress.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What does it mean to come of age in a society where the paths to adulthood are increasingly uncertain, yet the pressure to succeed remains relentless? Find out more in the latest issue of ‘Made in China Journal’: doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚 Come along to the launch 'Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust', a new economic history of Papua New Guinea, written by a team of ANU and UPNG economists. 🗓️ 3 November ⏰ 5 pm 📍Barton Theatre, JG Crawford Building, ANU Register 👇 crawford.anu.edu.au/event/launch...

"First Nations people being defined and treated as aliens in their own country—the country of their birth." Michele D. Dominy reviews ‘Subjects and Aliens’, a powerful study of race, law and belonging in Australia and NZ, in @pacificaffairs.bsky.social. pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...

🚨COMING SOON🚨 "As languages and cultures educators and scholars, one thing we can confidently say is that the past few years have clearly demonstrated our collective capacity to evolve through, and also enact, disruption." Learn more and register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/DDD...

“'Gingko Village' is a beautifully written, meticulously observed account of the transformations that rural China has undergone in recent decades.” New book review by Thomas White in @pacificaffairs.bsky.social A must-read! 👏 pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...

This upcoming issue of ‘Made in China Journal’ dives deep into how a generation is navigating constraint, competition and creativity, from digital platforms to poetry and from co-living to basketball courts. Register your interest to learn more doi.org/10.22459/MIC...

How can language teaching in Australian higher education be disrupted, decentred and diversified? This volume offers theory, critical reflection, pedagogy and data-driven research to challenge how languages are taught and imagined. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/DDD...

“Many things have got worse, and there are certainly serious risks ... but, so far, the pessimism of the doomsday merchants has been as misplaced as the optimism of PNG’s boosters.” Hamish McDonald reviews ‘Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust’, for 'Inside Story'. insidestory.org.au/pngs-half-ce...

Ten years after the publication of ‘The New Pacific Diplomacy’ (ANU Press, 2015), Greg Fry and Sandra Tarte have a new article revisiting the role of diplomacy by Pacific island states on key issues such as climate change, law of the sea, and regional security. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Also the winner of our ECR award - excellent book Sonia!

Richard Waterhouse reviews, ‘We Are a Farming Class’: Dubbo’s Hinterland, 1870–1950, by Peter Woodley @anupress.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

With increasing globalisation and convergence in securities markets, regulatory cooperation is increasingly relevant. This book proposes a deeper, strategic collaboration between India and Australia in regard to the securities sector. Get your copy today doi.org/10.22459/DSC...

Just how do India 🇮🇳 and Australia 🇦🇺 stack up when it comes to securities regulation? Our upcoming book examines the potential strategic collaboration between these countries in the securities sector. Register your interest and learn more doi.org/10.22459/DSC...

“New book details 50 years of PNG economic volatility” RNZ Pacific speaks with Stephen Howes, director of the ANU Development Policy Centre, and one of the editors of ‘Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust’. www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific... @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

“This is a significant and exciting volume in terms of its scale, the range of disciplines, approaches and topics covered, and ultimately, for its contribution to the field of Indonesian history ... " Great review of 'Rethinking Histories of Indonesia': www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...

Author Erik Eklund appeared on the Australian True Crime podcast with Meshel Laurie, covering his new book and Wollongong's former Lord Mayor and state member Frank Arkell. A harrowing story of political power and sexual abuse that needs to be told. open.spotify.com/episode/6PBS...

We’re excited to unveil four compelling upcoming titles: 📚 A reflection on the gendering of politics 🌿 A new issue of our environmental history journal ⚖️ An exploration of law-making in a young democracy 🔍 The history of the Mauututu Nakanai of West New Britain Learn more at press.anu.edu.au

Heather Goodall's books about this River worth getting hold of - ANU Press downloads..

We are delighted to announce that Erik Eklund’s new book, ‘Politics, Pride and Perversion: The Rise and Fall of Frank Arkell’, has been selected for the 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award longlist. Congratulations! Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/PPP.2025

This edition of EAFQ maps the terrain on which Asia must choose between short-term accommodation and long-term growth and resilience, and examines how governments across the region are juggling the shocks from Washington alongside political and economic pressures. doi.org/10.22459/EAFQ.17.03.2025

‘Rethinking Histories of Military Atrocity, Ethnic Violence and Photography, from the Aceh War to the Indonesian National Revolution’ - ✍️📷 New research of mine, open access with @anupress.bsky.social 👇 press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr... #indonesia #netherlands #colonialism #warphotography

The latest issue of ‘East Asia Forum Quarterly’ explores how governments in Asia are navigating trade shocks, tech disruption and shifting power dynamics, and why regional cooperation is key to shaping a fairer global order. Register your interest: doi.org/10.22459/EAF...

‘It is time for a critical evaluation of histories of Indonesia extending back to the formal period of colonisation right through to the present using the scholarly lens of coloniality and decoloniality to capture the enduring legacies of and processes that reproduce coloniality.’

Our upcoming title explores Indonesia’s past and present through the lens of coloniality, examining how colonial power structures persist beyond the formal period of colonisation. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/RHI... @susieprotschky.bsky.social @asianstudies.org

Huge congratulations to our author Erik Eklund, whose powerful book ‘Politics, Pride and Perversion: The Rise and Fall of Frank Arkell’ has been shortlisted for the #NSWHA Community and Regional History Prize! Don’t miss this compelling read. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/PPP.2025

“This is a well-crafted book that finally places societal actors and their relations with state institutions under much closer and richer empirical examination.” Great review by @trissiawijaya.bsky.social‬ of ‘Defying Beijing’ in The China Journal. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

A powerful study of resource extraction and inequality. ‘Ink and Land’ explores how indigenous groups in #PNG compete for land rights around the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold mine, shaped by law, politics and the promise of gold. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/IL....

“We cannot be spectators to this change. We cannot become spectators on our own land." – Naga Jason ‘Ink and Land’ explores the political and legal struggles over landownership in #PNG, as groups compete to be recognised as customary landowners of the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold mine.

“Technology is transforming the face of modern warfare, but some things never change” @aunz.theconversation.com piece on Deane-Peter Baker and Mark Hilborne’s latest title ‘War 4.0: Armed Conflict in an Age of Speed, Uncertainty and Transformation. theconversation.com/technology-i...

After a brief hiatus, the Historians of Southeast Asia network are back! Come join us for a book launch and discussion on Wed 27 August, 5.00 pm Melbourne time, on Zoom of @anupress.bsky.social new book (out Open Access on 21 Aug). #coloniality #decoloniality #sejarah

This volume of 'Aboriginal History Journal' opens with Christopher Morton’s careful consideration of the provenance of a Wiradjuri or Gamilaroi marara (tree carving), tracing the likely route it took to its current location on display at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. doi.org/10.22459/AH....

‘Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust’, co-authored by leading Australian and Papua New Guinean scholars, blends economic policy and institutional analysis through the lens of modern economic theory and offers fresh insights that reflect recent developments and reforms. doi.org/10.22459/SRB...

The upcoming volume of ‘Aboriginal History Journal’ puts Indigenous voices front and centre, sharing powerful perspectives, lived experiences and unique historical insights. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/AH....

✨ Just Arrived: Stunning hardback editions of ‘The Wild Australia Show’! 📚 Discover the incredible true story of 27 Aboriginal performers from Queensland who, in the 1890s, set out on an ambitious world tour. Grab your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/WAS...

Congratulations to Madeleine Regan on the launch of ‘I buy this piece of ground here’, a powerful biography of Italian migrants from Veneto who built a market-gardener community in Adelaide between the 1920s and 1970s. Speakers included Aida Innocente, Christine Winter and Kiera Lindsey.

"PNG is in a trap, in which hyper-politics and insecurity combine to produce, and are reinforced by, a weak but stable state, and low and increasingly resource-dependent growth." Register to learn more about our upcoming title, ‘Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust’: doi.org/10.22459/SRB...

The Wild Australia Show, now out as a free download! Congratulations to the authors! doi.org/10.22459/WAS... doi.org/10.22459/WAS...

From AJBH no. 9, Oceania Lives 🌊 An exploration of the life of Futukava, by Ruth (Lute) Faleolo & Emma ‘Ilaiū Vehikite Read it online via @anupress.bsky.social now press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr...

ANU Press proudly supports #NAIDOC2025 with over 50 titles on Indigenous culture, including the acclaimed ‘Aboriginal History Journal’, a leader in interdisciplinary and Indigenous-led scholarship. Explore now: press.anu.edu.au/publications...

In #NAIDOC week, we are pleased to release the affecting, forgotten story of The Wild Australia Show, the powerful story of 27 Aboriginal performers from Queensland in the 1890s. Get 20% off at doi.org/10.22459/WAS... with code TWAS20.

NAIDOC Week 2025 marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture and resilience. Explore over 50 titles on Indigenous culture in our list, available in multiple formats: press.anu.edu.au

📚 June Wrap-Up: Book Reviews from The Journal of Pacific History online 🔥 Book reviews you won't want to miss: 🌊 Mandates and Missteps by Anna Kent> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #PacificHistory #BookReview #HistoryReads #IslandStudies #ColonialHistory

‘The Wild Australia Show’ tells the incredible true story of 27 Aboriginal performers from Queensland who, in the 1890s, planned a world tour. Explore the rise, fall and legacy of their amazing venture. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/WAS...

🚨BOOK LAUNCH🚨 ‘The Wild Australia Show’ will be launched next Wednesday at 5 pm at The Catchment Bar, West End, Brisbane. This book tells the story of the Wild Australia Show, a troupe of 27 Aboriginal performers from Queensland in the 1890s. Details below 👇

Learn about the fateful Second Fleet voyage in the ADB and in our journal, the Australian Journal of Biography and History @anupress.bsky.social ⚓️ For a taster, read the blog by Nichola Garvey for VIDA @auswhn.bsky.social www.auswhn.com.au/blog/the-nep...

Our latest title explores the global debate on China’s influence and the #BRI. Western critics cite authoritarianism and debt traps, while others see development and trade benefits. This divide challenges policymakers in assessing China’s global role. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/GCA...