Unparliamentary with Mark Kenny
Webinar/Online
Unparliamentary is the Australia Institute’s fortnightly show that gives you the scoop on what’s happening in federal politics. Unpack the big political and policy issues with Mark Kenny, Director of Australian Studies Institute at The Australian National University (ANU) and former Fairfax Chief…
AuSI’s Mark Kenny in conversation with Nick Bryant
Book launch
ANU/The Canberra Times Meet the Author Nick Bryant will be in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new book The Forever War, which tells the story of how America’s political polarisation is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its…
The 20th International Conference of Australian Studies in China
Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS The 20th International Conference of Australian Studies in China China-Australia Relations in the New Era: opportunities and prospects 7-9 June 2024 Xi’an, Shaanxi Since its founding in 1988, the Chinese Association for Australian Studies has been committed to promoting…
June 2024 - Visiting Fellows Dinner
Other
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) will be holding its next ANU Visiting Fellows Dinner on 3 June 2024. The dinner is an opportunity to welcome Visiting Fellows across campus and encourage opportunities for further engagement with the ANU academic community. The dinner is also attended by…
AuSI’s Mark Kenny in conversation with Lech Blaine
Book launch
ANU/The Canberra Times Meet the Author Lech Blaine will be in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new quarterly essay Bad Cop. Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics. Who is Peter Dutton, and what happened to the Liberal Party? In Bad Cop, Lech Blaine traces the making of a hardman –…
Obfuscating Fragile Narratives and 'Restorying' Constitutional Pluralism in Canada and Australia
Seminar
Event description Join ANU College of Law Visitors Committee for an enlightening seminar featuring Professor Kiera Ladner, a distinguished Vice-Chancellor Visiting Fellow. Professor Ladner will deliver a captivating talk titled "Obfuscating Fragile Narratives and 'Restorying' Constitutional…
The First Eight Project: Joseph Cook – the eternal outsider
Lecture
About the Lecture Sir Joseph Cook, Australia’s 6th prime minister, has been described as an ‘Australian Lincoln’ and a chameleon without political roots. His extraordinary journey from child miner in England’s coal industry to knighted leader should lend itself to a heroic migrant narrative, but…