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The ideas & ideals of Australia: The Lucky Country turns sixty

Rhoda Tjitayi, Piltati Tjukurpa, 2023 © Rhoda Tjitayi/Copyright Agency, 2024 This event took place from 13-15 November 2024. Online recordings will be made available in due course. The 60th anniversary of Donald Horne’s landmark book, The Lucky Country, prompts us to think afresh about Australian culture and social changes, and ask: are ordinary Australians fulfilling […]

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2024 Trendall Lecture

Experiencing immersion from antiquity to modernity

Australia has a rich history of world-leading researchers of the ancient world, its languages, literature, thought, history, art and civilisations. The Trendall Lecture celebrates this long tradition and reminds us of the deep and continuing relevance of the ancient world and late antiquity to modern life. We are delighted to partner each year with the Australasian

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.