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David Lee, historian of UNSW Canberra, continues the Australian Historical Association series with the Guardian - great insights on fuel crises of the past.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia has weathered fuel crises before. What can we learn from previous oil price spikes? | David Lee
After the second world war, cheap oil was a foundation of global economic stability. That changed dramatically in 1973
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/australia-oil-prices-fuel-crises-before-what-can-we-learn?CMP=share_btn_url
6 days ago
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I'm so looking forward to speaking with Patty O'Brien about her marvellous biography of Errol Flynn at 6pm on Wednesday 1 April in the ANU Meet the Author series at the Australian National University (Kambri) - free event but register below!
www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-...
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Meet the author - Patricia. A. O'Brien
Patricia O'Brien will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on her new book Errol Flynn The true story of Australia's Hollywood icon.Errol Flynn was one of the first larger-than-life celebrities, an...
https://www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-the-author-patricia-a-obrien
12 days ago
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21 days ago
š BOOK LAUNCH š 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'. šļø 16 April ā° 6 pm šNational Library of Australia Register š
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Landslide: The 2025 Australian federal election | National Library of Australia (NLA)
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosts the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Join veteran journalist Nick Bryant ...
https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/landslide-2025-australian-federal-election
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My contribution - on universities - to a retrospective series at the excellent Inside Story: The preservation of pure self-interest, on Inside Story
insidestory.org.au/the-preserva...
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The preservation of pure self-interest ⢠Frank Bongiorno
Five years later, does the future of Australian universities in the post-Covid era look any rosier?
https://insidestory.org.au/the-preservation-of-pure-self-interest/
27 days ago
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Jenny Hocking at the National Archives of Australia 5pm, Wednesday 18 February on the Dismissal!
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Speakers' Corner: Uncovering the hidden history of the Whitlam dismissal
What do the Palace Letters reveal about the role of the Queen in the dismissal of the Whitlam government?
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/speakers-corner-uncovering-the-hidden-history-of-the-whitlam-dismissal-tickets-1980611780151?aff=oddtdtcreator
about 2 months ago
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Looking forward to delivering the Canberra Day Oration at the National Library of Australia, at 6pm on 12 March. The topic is: 'Does history have a future in Canberra?' Free event, but registrations at:
www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...
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Canberra Day Oration 2026: Frank Bongiorno AM | National Library of Australia (NLA)
The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presents the 2026 Canberra Day Oration.
https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/canberra-day-oration-2026-frank-bongiorno-am
2 months ago
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4 months ago
Great to see this event we organised, with funds from
@auspsa.bsky.social
and featuring George Megalogenis,
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social
@lizhumphrys.bsky.social
&
@emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
has been made into a podcast by UTS Impact Studios.
pod.link/1760672339/e...
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Delighted to have talked with Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga on this week's episode of Democracy Sausage.
reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
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Democracy Sausage: Albo's conservative ambition
Historian and author Frank Bongiorno joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, a landslide federal election victory, the rise of Teal and independent politicians and the split in the conse...
https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/democracy-sausage-albos-conservative-ambition
4 months ago
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My keynote, from the just-finished Labour History conference 'The Spirit of 1975' at Melbourne Trades Hall, part of the Congress of HASS. The Dismissal from below, on Inside Story
inside.org.au/the-dismissa...
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The Dismissal from below ⢠Frank Bongiorno (with James Watson)
Fifty years later, what impact has the Dismissal had on Australian democracy?
http://inside.org.au/the-dismissal-from-below
4 months ago
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LABOUR HISTORY SOCIETY (CANBERRA REGION BRANCH) Frank Bongiorno and James Watson, THE DISMISSAL FROM BELOW 6 pm on Friday 14 November in Lectorial Room One, RSSS Building, ANU.
5 months ago
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Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026.
www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
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UC launches newly established Vice-Chancellorās Centre of Public Ideas and appointment of inaugural director
UC to establish the Vice-Chancellorās Centre of Public Ideas, and Prof Frank Bongiorno AM to take up Donald Horne Professorship as Centre director.
https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/media/media-releases/2025/november/uc-launches-newly-established-vice-chancellors-centre-of-public-ideas-and-appointment-of-inaugural-director
5 months ago
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Peter Browne's Inside Story Newsletter revived for me memories of writing this account of Barnaby Joyce's memoir a few years back: Poor white bloke, on Inside Story
inside.org.au/poor-white-b...
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Poor white bloke ⢠Frank Bongiorno
University-educated Barnaby Joyce takes on the urban elite
http://inside.org.au/poor-white-bloke
6 months ago
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This conversation between two authors of recent and wonderful Australian social histories, Emily Gallagher and Anne-Marie CondƩ, is just one of dozens of Canberra Writers Festival events being held over 22-26 October at multiple venues. Check them out at:
www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au
6 months ago
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The Canberra Writers Festival begins this week (22-26 October 2025). I'll be in conversation with David Day on Bob Hawke on Sunday, but it is only one event in a rich program! Tickets available for many events at multiple venues. Check them out at:
tickets.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/Events
6 months ago
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Hugh Mackay - one of our wisest - and the splendid Alex Sloan are in conversation at the ANU on Monday, 3 November at 6pm on Hugh's beaut "Just Saying: Exploring twenty-five remarkable quotations to enlighten, challenge and inspire." Free, but bookings at:
events.humanitix.com/meet-the-aut...
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Meet the author - Hugh Mackay
Get tickets on Humanitix - Meet the author - Hugh Mackay. Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Tangney Rd, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. Monday 3rd November 2025. Find event information.
https://events.humanitix.com/meet-the-author-hugh-mackay-22r3kg4x
6 months ago
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Me on three recent Labor/labour history books.
inside.org.au/larrikins-le...
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Larrikins, legends and legislators ⢠Frank Bongiorno
Three new books reveal the labour movementās many faces
http://inside.org.au/larrikins-legends-and-legislators
6 months ago
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My appreciative review of Tony Abbott's Australia: A History.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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Australia: A History by Tony Abbott review ā mostly celebratory account of āa land built by heroesā | Frank Bongiorno
Former PM lauds his countryās progress to egalitarian democracy where āonly the very unluckyā miss out ā yet judges it āmaterially rich but spiritually poorā
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/14/australia-history-tony-abbott-book-review
6 months ago
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Past/Present is an Australian Historical Association initiative, in partnership with the Guardian, looking at current events in historical context. Here's an excellent piece by Roland Burke on early international efforts to deal with misinformation/disinformation.
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The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/11/the-fledgling-un-tried-to-rein-in-mass-scale-misinformation-the-world-turned-its-back-and-is-now-paying-the-price
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Much looking forward to this conversation with David Day on his new Bob Hawke biography at the Canberra Writers Festival (Museum of Australian Democracy) on Sunday, 26 October. Bookings for all events available at: It's going to be a brilliant Festival!
www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au
6 months ago
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Emily Gallagher's "Playtime" is Non-fiction Pick of the Week: "superbly realised, often haunting ... Gallagher has a genuine lyrical flair ... a thoroughly engaging piece of imaginative historical writing, always thoughtful and quite often moving."
www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
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From serial-killer chiller to the history of play: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction titles
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/from-serial-killer-chiller-to-the-history-of-play-10-new-books-20250919-p5mwg5.html
7 months ago
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'Gallagher writes with an elegant assurance.'
inside.org.au/authors-of-t...
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Authors of their own lives? ⢠Marian Quartly
How children and fathers experienced twentieth-century Australia
http://inside.org.au/authors-of-their-own-lives
7 months ago
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Join us at 6pm Tuesday 23 September at UTS in Sydney for this one! Places still available.
events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...
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A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment
We explore the outcomes of the 2025 Australian federal election and consider whether it signals a fundamental rupture or realignment in the political landscape
https://events.humanitix.com/a-new-australian-politics-rupture-or-realignment
7 months ago
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7 months ago
The judges also awarded a commendation for the Max Kelly Award to Saskia Roberts for her essay āThe world was being opened to meā: Where Did I Come From?, girlsā reading and sexual knowledge in Australia Read Saskia's comments on receiving a commendation via
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7 months ago
The winner of the 2025 Jill Roe Regional History Award is Zoe Smith, for her essay, āNo Place for a Womanā: Historicising rural, regional, and remote domestic violence in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Australia Read Zoe's statement and the judges comments via
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ANU Australian Studies Institute
7 months ago
#AUListen
#DemocracySausage
šļø Historian
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
joins
@markgkenny.bsky.social
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@marijataflaga.bsky.social
to dissect the Liberal Party's existential crisis and asks whether Australia's 'natural party of government' is heading for collapse. š§
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Latest Democracy Sausage episode: Echo chamber politics | Australian Studies Institute
https://ausi.anu.edu.au/news/latest-democracy-sausage-episode-echo-chamber-politics
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Graeme Turner on the dangerous vacuum left by the 'slow politics' of centrism.
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The March for Australia: How āslow politicsā is taking us backwards - Graeme Turner
The March for Australia last weekend reminds us that, among other things, there are consequences for the gradualism and pragmatism of the Albanese government. Their risk-averse tweaking of the status ...
https://graemeturner.org/2025/09/02/the-march-for-australia-how-slow-politics-is-taking-us-backwards/
7 months ago
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Social Sciences Week 2025 event! Join
www.chass.org.au
for my conversation with Cassandra Atherton, Tracy OāShaughnessy and Jessica Wilkinson on their prize-winning project. Monday, 8 September at 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm AEST More details and Zoom link also at:
socialsciencesweek.org.au/event/poetic...
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Poetic Portraits: A Conversation with Cassandra Atherton, Tracy OāShaughnessy and Jessica Wilkinson
āPoetic Portraitsā was the winner of the Council for the Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Distinctive Works Prize in 2024. This online event, for Social Sciences Weekā¦
https://socialsciencesweek.org.au/event/poetic-portraits-a-conversation-with-cassandra-atherton-tracy-oshaughnessy-and-jessica-wilkinson/
7 months ago
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I much enjoyed speaking with Tegan Taylor on ABC RN Life Matters on universities.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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What's the point of university? - ABC listen
Across the board universities are under immense pressure. But if cracks in the system are so widespread, how hard should we be fighting to save them? Right now, there's a fierce debate about what uni...
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/what-s-the-point-of-university/105701500
7 months ago
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The remarkable (and as far as I'm aware unprecedented) Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia statement on the Australian National University, the Australian Dictionary of Biography, the Australian National Dictionary, and national research infrastructure.
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Statement on risks to national social and cultural research infrastructure and capability at the Australian National University | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has deep concerns about the current risks to critical research infrastructure that underpins the work of Aus ...
https://socialsciences.org.au/news/statement-on-risks-to-national-social-and-cultural-research-infrastructure-and-capability-at-the-australian-national-university/
8 months ago
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Australian Historical Studies
8 months ago
Michelle Arrow, Anna Clark and Frank Bongiornoās co-authored piece in The Conversation.
@michellearrow.bsky.social
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
@ouranu.bsky.social
@utsengage.bsky.social
#MacquarieUniversity
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If you would like to add your voice in support, you can sign here:
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/w2nbCBNqgB...
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Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition
We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (about:blank). We also write as individuals with a range of political beliefs. We are de...
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/w2nbCBNqgBC7EQDW4H6hBi2jTgX?domain=openpetition.org
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Get your copy today:
doi.org/10.22459/IBP...
@historycouncilsa.bsky.social
@ausdictionarybiog.bsky.social
@anuausi.bsky.social
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āI buy this piece of ground hereā
<p><em>āI buy this piece of ground hereā</em> is a group biography that examines the lives and work of a cohort of Italian migrant families from the Veneto region who arrived in Australia in the 1920s...
http://doi.org/10.22459/IBPGH.2025
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"Professor Parry has defended the Change Proposals by stating that the ADB could easily have been cut altogether. She appears to regard the ADB as an academic unit within the gift of the dean rather than as a collaborative national institution"
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The jewel in the crown of the ANU ⢠Inside Story
Celebrated by previous vice-chancellors, the Australian Dictionary of Biography and its fellow national project, the Australian National Dictionary, are threatened by university cuts
http://inside.org.au/the-jewel-in-the-crown-of-the-anu
9 months ago
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National advocates for arts education urges ANU to reconsider restructure
Representing more than 10,000 arts educators, the National Advocates for Arts Education calls for a rethink on cuts to ANU's School of Music.
https://limelight-arts.com.au/news/national-advocates-for-arts-education-urges-anu-to-reconsider-restructure/
9 months ago
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Elizabeth Humphrys
9 months ago
On the evening of Tue 23rd Sep join George Megalogenis,
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
,
@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social
,
@emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
& I for our public event at UTS. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there!
events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...
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A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment
We explore the outcomes of the 2025 Australian federal election and consider whether it signals a fundamental rupture or realignment in the political landscape
https://events.humanitix.com/a-new-australian-politics-rupture-or-realignment
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History Council of NSW, Inc.
9 months ago
Who will tell the histories of our shared pasts? We invite everyone to read our statement of concern on the planned downsizing of academic positions in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences and the closure of The Australian National Dictionary via
buff.ly/A5sAcbC
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Koen Stapelbroek
10 months ago
Our 4th 'Studies in North Queensland History' retrospective on the occasion of
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
#AHA2025
@jcucase.bsky.social
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
is
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
on 'North Queensland separatism in the nineteenth century'
jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-vi...
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A View from the North
This year James Cook University celebrates its proud legacy in historical research, writing and publishing through theĀ Studies in North Que...
https://jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-view-from-north.html
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Benjamin T. Jones
9 months ago
One brilliant historian introducing another.
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
speaking about how Henry Reynolds changed the way Australian history is taught. Looking forward to the keynote lecture.
#AHA2025
#OzHA2025
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Koen Stapelbroek
9 months ago
Henry Reynolds' keynote
#AHA2025
was brilliant, funny and direct - and an inspiration for everyone
@jcuofficial.bsky.social
and
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
. Big thanks!!! Also to
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
for terrific moderation and introduction.
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A revised version of an old essay from me that also appears as 1 of 3 commentaries (others by Robert Manne and Alex McDermott) in a terrific new collection, edited by Chris Feik, from La Trobe University Press: John Hirst: Selected Writings. Discounted copy available:
inside.org.au/a-political-...
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A political world we still inhabit ⢠Frank Bongiorno
Historian John Hirst founded a career on a distinctive view of colonial Australian politics
http://inside.org.au/a-political-world-we-still-inhabit
9 months ago
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A lovely piece on the ANU Vice Chancellor's taste in shoes. Three change management plans involving the loss of (we don't know how) many jobs about to land, possibly this week.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/900277...
9 months ago
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I was delighted to contribute to this series on the very rich contributions of James Cook University to the writing of Australian history.
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10 months ago
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Kate Fullagar
10 months ago
Petition to get
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
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Me on: Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move
theconversation.com/defections-a...
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Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move
Dorinda Cox has left the Greens to join Labor. She is the latest in a long line of politicians elected under one party banner but serving under another.
https://theconversation.com/defections-are-fairly-common-in-australian-politics-but-history-shows-they-are-rarely-a-good-career-move-258177?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
10 months ago
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Looking forward to this conversation in the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series with Graeme Turner: 8 July, 6.00 -7.00pm. Kambri Cinema, ANU, Canberra.
www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-...
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Meet the author-Graeme Turner
Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good.
https://www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-the-author-graeme-turner
10 months ago
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Graeme Turner, who has a book coming out on the subject (title: 'Broken'), writes of our broken universities. As I interact with ANU colleagues each day, I increasingly worry about the psychological toll on ordinary staff of dysfunctional (mis)management.
graemeturner.org/2025/05/28/d...
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Donāt ask, donāt tell: The latest trend in university governance - Graeme Turner
Recent reports point towards the rise of a disturbing tendency in the management of Australian universities. First, you reduce the involvement of academic staff in strategic decision-making. Then you ...
https://graemeturner.org/2025/05/28/dont-ask-dont-tell-the-latest-trend-in-university-governance/
10 months ago
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I was delighted to be involved in this project - a reminder of the remarkable contribution James Cook University has made to the rewriting of Australian history over half a century. I'm looking forward to the
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
conference there in July (and, yes, to Magnetic Island, too)
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10 months ago
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Graeme Turner, who has a book coming out on the subject (title: 'Broken'), writes of our broken universities. As I interact with ANU colleagues each day, I increasingly worry about the psychological toll on ordinary staff of dysfunctional (mis)management.
graemeturner.org/2025/05/28/d...
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Donāt ask, donāt tell: The latest trend in university governance - Graeme Turner
Recent reports point towards the rise of a disturbing tendency in the management of Australian universities. First, you reduce the involvement of academic staff in strategic decision-making. Then you ...
https://graemeturner.org/2025/05/28/dont-ask-dont-tell-the-latest-trend-in-university-governance/
10 months ago
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Jo Dyer
11 months ago
Whiplash anyone? The
#SundayShot
has assembled the big guns to put the Coalition chaos in context & assess likely scenarios & implications.
@frankbongiorno.bsky.social
,
@juliannes.bsky.social
& Judith Brett join us + a chat with
@tonywindsor.bsky.social
. Watch us @
www.youtube.com/@TheSundayShot
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Me on: History shows Coalition split a trial separation, not a divorce
www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/21/c...
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History shows Coalition split a trial separation, not a divorce
The Coalition alliance between the Liberals and Nationals has hardly been without conflict, with the two parties having split and come back together many times.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/21/coalition-split-liberals-nationals-country-party-history-dissolution/
11 months ago
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