May 14, 2026
Are you a university student studying history and wondering what to do once you graduate? The History Council of Victoria has the event for you! “The Past Is Your Future – Careers in History” will feature expert panellists from various areas of the...
Apr 13, 2026
Women were outsiders in the criminal justice system for most of the nineteenth century. Unable to practice law, sit on juries or serve in the police force, they were subject to the operation of a masculine legal system. But this did not mean that they were without...
Apr 13, 2026
Speakers to be announced Making Public Histories is a webinar series offered jointly by the Monash University History Program, the History Council of Victoria and the Old Treasury Building. Each event aims to explore issues and approaches in making public histories....
Apr 13, 2026
Why Republics Die In the third Making Public Histories event of 2026, Prof Peter McPhee will be moderating a panel of historians from three distinct periods to consider how democratic and republican regimes fail. Are they vulnerable to authoritarian and military...
Apr 13, 2026
Recent research has revealed the myriad connections – encompassing people, capital, labour practices and ideologies – between Australia’s colonisation and chattel slavery in the Atlantic World. People who had benefitted from owning enslaved people or investing in the...
