Shared authority has become a key tenet in the practice of public history, but how do we teach the idea of shared authority in the university classroom? In this co-authored essay by student and teache...

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Organised by The Powerful Stories Network (PSN)This event is supported by an EMCR Training Grant from the Researcher Development Unit in the Research Portfolio and, co-sponsored by the Past and Presen...

The Powerful Stories Network along with the Past and Present Research Cluster at the Vere Gordon Childe Centre at the University of Sydney are delighted to invite you to a discussion of award-winning ...

Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip

Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutrition

History on Wednesdays - Sept 10  Wed, 10 Sep, 12:10pm - 1:30pm AEST 8th Floor Common Room, Brennan Building, University of SydneyA Powerful Stories Network and the Vere Gordon Childe Centre for the St...

This panel brings together First Nations creatives and history-makers to discuss how they weave cultural, family, and community histories into their work. The panel will explore how “living histories”...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says "good people" attended anti-immigration rallies over the weekend.

Wed, 27 Aug, 5:30pm - 7:30pm AEST Chau Chak Wing MuseumCamperdown NSW, Australia  Event description 'Creative Histories: A Conversation'With Shauna Bostock, Andre Dao, Katerina Teaiwa, and Sophie Loy-...

The system for classifying food insecurity has been used to declare just four famines since it was established in 2004

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

The Australian Government risks breaking international law splashing billions in public money on Israel weapons deals

Australia’s Home Affairs minister says ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’.

Victoria’s deputy information commissioner finds university did not give adequate notice or justification for how location data would be used

Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians. Since October 7, in articles, on social media and at ...

When the very wealthy pay less tax than a bus driver or an aged care worker, something is very wrong

Israeli-Palestinian magazine says IDF ‘legitimisation cell’ set up to blunt global outrage over killing of media staff

The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.

The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.

It’s likely much will be said, but little done, at next week’s economic roundtable.

Liz Allen alleged she was ‘bullied into near suicide’ at the institution

Medical officials report at least 34 people were killed on Monday, with more than 15 people killed waiting for aid

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Supreme court judge says protest motivated by belief that ‘the horror and urgency of the situation in Gaza demands an urgent and extraordinary response’

Friday, 1 August 5-6pm  RD Watt Building, Room 203 Please join us for an informal conversation with Daniel Blatman, eminent scholar of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies. Like other historian...

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Nobody’s happy about the state of Australian universities, but a seasoned academic has some remedies

Macquarie blames prospect of international student caps and ‘uncertainty’ about domestic student numbers for proposed academic job cuts, fewer arts courses

Public Lecture and Symposium A Symposium Hosted by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame, and the History Department of the University of Sydney. Symposium Organise...

Public Lecture and Symposium A Symposium Hosted by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame, and the History Department of the University of Sydney. Symposium Organise...

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Full time, fixed term for 3 years Opportunity for research in Pacific history in the Discipline of History First Nations and Pacific Nations candidates strongly encouraged to apply Academic Level A6-8...