September 6, 2023
by Sonia Jennings
Comments Off on ‘YES’ to the Voice to Parliament
The 2023 referendum is history in the making and a rare opportunity for Australian people to vote yes to recognise First Peoples by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. We consider it highly appropriate that … Continue reading
June 20, 2020
by Sonia Jennings
Comments Off on Congratulations to Karen Twigg
Living Histories is extremely proud to announce that our partner, colleague, friend and all-round great historian Karen Twigg, is now the newly anointed ‘Dr’ Karen Twigg. Karen recently completed her PhD at La Trobe University with her thesis: ‘Along Tyrrell … Continue reading
March 12, 2020
by Mary Sheehan
Comments Off on Were these the good old days?
Watching the rapid spread of the Coronavirus today seems like a re-enactment of events a century ago. But then too, many things were very different in 1919 when the ‘Spanish’ influenza virus arrived in Australia. The nation was recovering from … Continue reading