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The Australian Academy of the Humanities has welcomed the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC), describing it as a foundational reform to secure Australia’s long-term knowledge capabilities. In our submission to the Senate Inquiry on the Universities Accord (ATEC) Bill 2025, we argue that decades without a national coordinating body have left Australia without a shared vision or a mechanism to plan for the future needs of students, the workforce, research, democratic institutions and wider society.
Summer is the perfect time to whittle down that “to be read” list — or pick up something new. Check out our selection of summer reads by AAH Fellows and Academy grant recipients, from award-winning historical non-fiction to thought-provoking essays on issues of national importance.
Meet some of the brightest stars across the humanities, as recognised by our Academy Fellows.
Julia Kindt FAHA, Professor of Ancient History at the University of Sydney, considers the role of the humanities in today’s increasingly complex society. This article was originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 17 December 2025.
The Australian Academy of the Humanities welcomes the Australian government’s National AI Plan and supports its ambition to strengthen Australia’s capability to develop, adopt and govern artificial intelligence in ways that advance productivity, inclusion and social trust.
Four AAH Fellows will lead world-first research on human origins as a part of a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, which aims to transform our understanding of why and how our species, Homo sapiens, is the only surviving human on our planet.
The Australian Academy of the Humanities has responded to Jobs and Skills Australia’s National Skills Taxonomy Update: Building a System which Puts People and Skills First. Our submission highlights the essential role of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) skills in Australia’s changing labour market and outlines how a skills-first system can better recognise and deploy those capabilities across the economy.
In her latest book Women in their thirties in Japan, Kaori Okano FAHA reveals the ongoing consequences for women who were entering adulthood during the economic slump of the 1990s. Okano’s longitudinal study brings to light the complex interactions between gender and economics and how they impact ordinary people’s lives.
Election to the Academy is the highest honour in the humanities in Australia, recognising scholars whose work has shaped how we understand ourselves, our histories and cultures, and our place in the world.
The Australian Academy of the Humanities’ submission to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Building Asia Capability calls on the government coordinate a national Asia capability agenda.
Fifteen Fellows received funding for new humanities research projects under the Australian Research Council 2026 Discovery Projects, with topics ranging from the ethics of informal sperm donation to the heritage significance of Australia’s oldest archaeological site, Madjedbebe.
Australian historian Marilyn Lake AO FAHA FASSA FBA reviews former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s latest book, Australia: A History.