<p><em>‘I buy this piece of ground here’</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...

Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2025)

The ABC is pleased to introduce the 2025 winners in Science, Humanities and Arts Top5 programs.The successful applicants will spend two weeks in residence at ABC Radio National.

Richard Fotheringham’s research on entertainer Jenny Howard leads him to the idea of ‘echoic biography’.

Kerrie Davies will be in conversation with Michelle Staff on her new book Miles Franklin Undercover The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career – A powerful story of a young woman...

<p>This special issue of the <em>Australian Journal of Biography and History</em>, ‘Oceania Lives’, showcases a collection of writing and dialogue from an emerging group of Pacific scholars interested...

The Nationals' split from the Coalition marks a break in a century-long tradition, but it's not the first time tensions have forced the parties apart. The history books offer some insights as to what ...

Mr Squiggle and His Friends is a world-first exhibition of the Norman Hetherington collection acquired by the National Museum of Australia in 2024.