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Fellowship presentation: Early Philippine Palaeontology
30 Apr 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Pauline Basilia presents her recent Fellowship research on the contributions of H. Otley Beyer to Philippine Pleistocene research.

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Dr Samuel White

Keeping the peace of the realm with Dr Samuel White
17 Mar 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Samuel White discussed his recent Fellowship research focused on the historical use of military call-outs and the decision-making processes behind deploying troops in Australia.

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2025 Creative Arts Fellow Julie Gough

Enaction Plan: Reassembling the past with Julie Gough
26 Feb 2026 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Julie Gough discussed her recent Fellowship research focusing on colonial collections and their role in shaping Tasmanian Aboriginal histories.

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Sepia photograph of four men and a woman having a conversation in business attire.

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A6180, 28/8/72/59.

International students and the Australian community
02 Dec 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Anna Kent discussed her recent Fellowship research focused on Australia's international education history.

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Professor Matthew Spriggs is standing in front wooden bookshelves filled with books. He is wearing glasses, a red short-sleeve shirt patterned with yellow bananas and a black hat.

Prof Matthew Spriggs

Recovering Vanuatu's indigenous literature
27 Nov 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Prof Matthew Spriggs talked about his recent Fellowship research focused on the indigenous languages of Vanuatu.

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Power and vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission
06 Nov 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

2025 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Alexis Bergantz shared his Fellowship research on the history of the South Pacific Commission.

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A black and white image of Chinese students crowded outside a theatre for a meeting in 1949

The Southbound Mobilization Meeting held in Shanghai on June 21st, 1949 at the Tianchan Theatre, nla.cat-vn8490

Revolutionary Youth in China, 1949-1950 with Dr Sanjiao Tang
28 Oct 2025 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

2025 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Sanjiao Tang, discussed his recent Fellowship research focused on the history of the Chinese Communist Party and its new regime.

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Two men talking with each other, Kim Beazley and Caspar Weinberger

Australian Overseas Information Service, Portrait of Kim Beazley with Caspar Weinberger, U.S. Defence Secretary, 1988, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136622610

Fellowship talk: Defending Australian Territory
17 Sep 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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

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Portrait of Judith Wright

Terry Milligan, Portrait of Judith Wright, c. 1998, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1891350

The environmental vision of Judith Wright with Prof John Morrissey
14 Aug 2025 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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.

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Scott-Patrick Mitchell standing in front of a tree

2025 Creative Arts Fellow Scott-Patrick Mitchell. Image courtesy David Cox Media.

RISE RALLY REST with Scott-Patrick Mitchell
29 May 2025 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell discussed their recent Fellowship focused on laying research groundwork for a new poetry collection titled RISE RALLY REST.

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Four men seated at a table and one man sitting behind them

Sir Percy Spender, Photograph from Box 13 of the Spender Papers, Papers of Sir Percy Spender, 1937-1978, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2759673

Australia's Journey with the World Bank with Dr Nicholas Ferns
27 Nov 2024 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Nicholas Ferns presented a lecture on his 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the history of the relationship between Australia and the World Bank, with a particular focus on the connections between international finance and national development.

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The front pages of two different Turkish language newspapers.

Left: Kaynak : the Australian Turkish source : independent Turkish newspaper, 15 February 1984, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1031341. Right: Kimligimiz icin dusunce, August 1989, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2206702

Turkish-Australian transnational life writing with Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne
31 Oct 2024 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into uncovering different forms of life writing produced in Australia following the Labour Migration Scheme between Turkey and Australia in 1967.

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