We reflected on the women's liberation movement of the 1970s and examined what feminist activism looks like today. 

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Waltzing Matilda is recognized as Australia’s most popular folk song.

Honorary Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Carr discussed his research on the history of Australian defence policy.

We explored early modern maps with cartographic historian Chet Van Duzer.

Award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas delivered the 2025 Ray Mathew Lecture, exploring the idea of 'Fence-sitting', and its place in the modern world.

Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.

We joined Prof John Morrissey for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the environmental writing of renowned Australian poet and author Judith Wright.

We learnt about the features, habitat and behaviours of some truly peculiar Australian animals in this interactive online learning session.

We stepped into the private libraries of one of history’s most infamous royal couples and discovered how ink, margins, and manuscript flourishes reveal more than meets the eye.

We had a special conversation with artist Luke Cornish, celebrating the bold, intricate, and politically charged stencil work of ELK.