Amanda Harris

The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities Exclusive: Stories of murders passed down by Yamatji elders are confirmed by a cipher hidden in the 1850s journals of prominent pastoralist Major Logue. Now descendants on both sides want to break the...

So proud to work with Lorena, Sarah and Ella on this series.

Here is part one: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

03.08.2025 20:22 — 👍 83    🔁 33    💬 5    📌 8

Fortunately, this excellent Guardian article is likely to get a much wider readership than the diary publication

04.08.2025 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000

More than 100 high-profile and distinguished Australians -and BA graduates- have signed the @austhistassoc.bsky.social open letter calling for the repeal of Job-Ready Graduates: a policy that punishes humanities students with life-changing debts: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

27.07.2025 21:23 — 👍 169    🔁 73    💬 1    📌 11

The jewel in the crown of the ANU • Tom Griffiths & Mark McKenna Celebrated by previous vice-chancellors, the Australian Dictionary of Biography and its fellow national project, the Australian National Dictionary, are threatened by university cuts

"this is a moment that requires urgent action — to reverse the assault on the humanities and recognise that our history and cultural life are vital to Australia’s civic intelligence and national identity" insidestory.org.au/the-jewel-in...

24.07.2025 06:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

five books published by Cambridge University Press and Bloomsbury

Covering off my research interests from all the angles - looking forward to diving into this stack of newly arrived books

14.02.2025 00:43 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0