Vannessa Hearman

The book I've written on the 1995 boat journey of a group of East Timorese refugees to Australia, 'The Good Sea', now has a cover and a presence on the Melbourne University Publishing website. Out 12 May 2026, coinciding with 31-year anniversary of boat's departure. www.mup.com.au/books/the-go...

NEW DOCUMENT RELEASE: The United Nations and the invasion of Timor-Leste
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Indonesian military forces invaded Timor-Leste on 7 Dec 2025. To mark the 50th anniversary, TiSA presents selected United Nations documents on Timor-Leste in the lead-up and aftermath to the invasion.

I co-edited this bumper edition of Inside Indonesia no. 162, 'Indonesia and Timor-Leste Living Together' as we mark the 50th anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in Timor-Leste and the Indonesian invasion. www.insideindonesia.org/indonesia-an...

Conference Proceedings The Santa Cruz Massacre, 1991: Thirty Years On. Now available to order or download: Proceedings of the 2021 TLSA International Symposium – The Santa Cruz Massacre, 1991: Thirty Years On. Hard-copie…

On the 34th occasion of the Santa Cruz shootings of protesters in Dili, Timor-Leste, we remember their sacrifice. Re-sharing this volume of writings and artistic work remembering the massacre. tlstudies.org/conference-p...

Thanks, Liz.

Here we go... the waiting is over.

A new chapter I just published with Brill on how oral history and testimonies have been used in Timor-Leste's independence campaign and their status as a potential resource for future generations. But what are the ethical, material and structural constraints? brill.com/display/book...

Keluarga Jurnalis Australia yang Terbunuh Saat Baku Tembak Militer Indonesia Masih Cari Keadilan Tahun ini adalah 50 tahun peristiwa Balibo Five, saat lima jurnalis Australia tewas saat meliput masa pendudukan Indonesia di Timor Leste. Keluarga masih berduka atas kehilangan orang yang mereka cint...

Why does ABC News uses 'baku tembak' (crossfire) when the Balibo 5 journalists were murdered by Indonesian army operatives in October 1975? And the English version refers to 'murders'. Shame. #timorleste www.abc.net.au/indonesian/2...

I'll be speaking at this event: The 80th anniversary of World War II & the formation of the #UN United Nations. What have we learnt and what may the next 80 years hold? Join us at
@curtinuniversity.bsky.social tomorrow evening, brought to you by the Faculty of Humanities and #GlobalFutures Curtin.

Coming up in 2 days! Don't miss it.

Dr Samson Lim (Monash U) is giving the next seminar of the Historians of Southeast Asia Network (HiSEAs) on the 'feral territories' of Eastern Bangkok, Thailand. Intrigued? Join us on Thu 11 September, 4.00 pm AEST on Zoom:
anu.zoom.us/j/8293727404....
Meeting ID: 829 3727 4043/ Passcode:491526.

Don't know about that. The Jirdarup Bushland shows the long-term impact of a warming climate and overall drying. Hard for some rain one year to take care of a longer-term problem. Trees are still dying from being heat-stressed and disease-stricken.

Excited to be co-launching this book along with Dr Indah Utami from Universitas Negeri Malang - new and decolonial perspectives on Indonesian history. Join the Historians of SE Asia Network, 5.00 PM AEST Wed 27th, on Zoom.
anu.zoom.us/j/8293727404...
Meeting ID: 829 3727 4043/ Passcode:491526

Ha, it would have been good if they did those 2 things way back in the 1970s: Not accept integrasi just like and not tell the East Timorese their country would be unviable. How many lives could've been saved?

Rethinking Histories of Indonesia <p><em>Rethinking Histories of Indonesia: Experiencing, Resisting and Renegotiating Coloniality</em> provides a critical evaluation of histories of Indonesia from the formal period of colonisation to ...

Link to this exciting new book: press.anu.edu.au/publications...

After a brief hiatus, the Historians of Southeast Asia network are back! Come join us for a book launch and discussion on Wed 27 August, 5.00 pm Melbourne time, on Zoom of @anupress.bsky.social new book (out Open Access on 21 Aug). #coloniality #decoloniality #sejarah

I have the Last Tour by Ann Curthoys!

Have the Zoom links been sent out for this? I don't seem to have received mine.

Hamoris Lian Timor first show. Apollo Bay, Gadubanud

Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is to improve living standards, our leaders should be addressing it.

Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is to improve living standards, our leaders should be addressing it.
~ Carl Rhodes

Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality
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Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai’s endangered primates SOUTH SIBERUT, Indonesia — As night falls over the Siberut jungle, a fire crackles inside the Tateburuk clan’s wooden home, or uma. The walls are covered in traditional Mentawai carvings of forest cre...

Five of the six primate species found in the Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands have traditionally been hunted. With widespread deforestation and the erosion of traditional practices that governed hunting behavior, all of the islands’ primates are now endangered news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indi...

BOOK LAUNCH NEWS: You're invited to attend the launch of "Fathering: An Australian History"—details on the attached flyer.

@phavictas.bsky.social

** NEW REVIEW **

On the website, Peter Hobbins reviews Raina MacIntyre's Vaccine Nation

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#auspol #COVID19 #Vaccines #healthhistory

Various Artists - Hamoris Lian Timor Choose your preferred music service

Release day. ffm.to/hamorisliant...

And with famine being increasingly human-induced, how does society deliver justice to famine victims? So many variables in a post-conflict, post-occupation country, such as East Timor. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Australian News Photography and Contested Images of Famine in Indonesian-Occupied East Timor The Indonesian invasion of East Timor in December 1975 and subsequent military operations to suppress the East Timorese resistance led to widespread displacement and famine in 1977–79. With Indones...

In 1979 Australian newspapers published images of famine in East Timor. What impact did famine images have in that particular case? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Following!

While it's a gesture to be seen to reduce plastic, this move just disproportionately punishes the poor who buy items in small quantities.

How does one mount an exhibition on women's history that is new, fresh and exciting in the context of a government intent on radical forgetting? Read about what I think are the manifest tensions. www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...

Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...

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