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Although little attention is paid to Syrian/Lebanese in studies of the Immigration Restriction Act, its passing in 1901 was a seminal moment in the history of their migration to Australia. The most...

This article introduces ‘mobile settler colonialism’ to challenge historiographical frameworks that equate colonial progress with settlement and permanence. Examining itinerant workers in colonial ...

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Chinese Australian actor Christopher Chung takes on a lead romantic role in the new Netflix adaptation of My Brilliant Career.

The story of Australia is a story of migration, and the country's immigration system is once more at the centre of heated political debate.

In post–World War II Australia, wog came to be a slur used against predominantly Southern European migrants, such as Italians and Greeks. However, prior to the war, it was used more benignly to ref...

Kerry Greenwood’s bestselling Phryne Fisher historical crime novels (1989–2022) and their acclaimed ABC television adaptation, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012–2015), draw on historical researc...

This article revisits the cultural storm created by the 1994 publication of Helen Demidenko’s novel, The Hand That Signed the Paper. Purporting to be quasi-autobiographical, written by a young memb...

The history of Greek immigration and the importance of preserving collective memory will be the focus of the next lecture in the series "Greek History and Culture Seminars 2026", organised by the Gree...

The Cringing Continent 2027 InASA Conference Tuesday 9—Friday 12 February Flinders University, Adelaide In February 2027, we invite you to join us on Kaurna Country to reconsider one of the foundat…

This paper explores the interactions of Sher Mohamed, an Indian man who lived in Western Australia from 1897 until at least 1937, with the administration of the White Australia policy. This study, ...

Community-led Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) institutions have long played a crucial but understudied role in Australia’s cultural landscape. Operating outside major state struct...

Australians have every reason to be angry at our political elites. But Hanson’s nostalgic and false history does not hold the answer.

This award is designed to acknowledge and celebrate the best unpublished essay on storytelling in Australian Studies by a postgraduate or early career researcher (ECR), to commemorate the influenti…

Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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In post–World War II Australia, wog came to be a slur used against predominantly Southern European migrants, such as Italians and Greeks. However, prior to the war, it was used more benignly to ref...

Tra il 1954 e il 1961 circa 20.000 triestini scelsero l’Australia come nuova casa. Nel libro "Trieste Goes To Australia", lo storico Gianfranco Cresciani ripercorre, attraverso oltre 70 interviste e n...

Reviewed by Barry York There is a rich tradition of migrant autobiography in Australia, but few lives have been as closely intertwined with the development of a community as that of Lawrence Dimech…

The idea of Australia as an immigrant nation is deeply embedded in the country’s politics, culture and identity.

This article revisits the cultural storm created by the 1994 publication of Helen Demidenko’s novel, The Hand That Signed the Paper. Purporting to be quasi-autobiographical, written by a young memb...

The fabric of multicultural Australia is under a kind of pressure it hasn't faced in a long time. Can it be renewed? And what role do artists, activists, and migrants have to shape what comes next? Th...

Multilingualism pervades Australia, and not just amongst different migrant groups. Yet languages have been marginal to the study of Australian history. As a historian of Indonesia, I have needed Bahas...

The movement of people and ideas across national borders and cultural boundaries is central to the story of modernism. Survey shows of Australian a...

Sinophone Australia opens a new window onto Australian history by foregrounding Chinese-language sources as a lens through which to reinterpret the nation’s past. Understanding Australian history thro...

Quarterly Newsletter June 2026 This is the AMHN newsletter. Should you wish to share migration history events, resources and publications please send details with the subject title ‘Newsletter’ to …

In Australia-Japan histories, Japanese migrants in Australia have often been treated as distinct from the political and diplomatic relationship between these two nations. As Horikawa acutely identi...

Explore the forgotten origins of the Italian Mafia and The Black Hand in 1920s Sydney on a walking tour of Kings Cross & Woolloomooloo.

Published in Australian Historical Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Published in Australian Historical Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Published in History Australia (Vol. 23, No. 2, 2026)

Late nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese-Australian discourses on First Nations peoples and issues were strongly influenced by prevalent writings on race and political concerns of that t...

This article describes an important but hidden tool through which Australia’s Immigration Restriction Act, and thus the White Australia policy, was enforced: the fines that were issued to captains,...

<p>The 2025 <em>Lilith</em> presents four research articles focused on gender-based issues and experiences in twentieth-century Australia and Britain. The Australian-focused articles examine Lillie Be...