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09 September 2018

Righting the wrongs of the past

How researchers are assisting Indigenous Australians in righting the wrongs of the past.

Tracking tourists with tech

How a passion for holidays lead this researcher to tracking tourists.

An iconic life on the stage, reborn

Shining the spotlight on one of Australia's founding Shakespearean actors.

Reviving an original Tasmanian language

How Tasmania’s Aboriginal people reclaimed a language, palawa kani.

A Tasmanian Requiem

A Tasmanian Requiem is a musical reckoning, and a pathway to reconciliation.

Looking at Antarctica through an advertising lens

What’s your idea of Antarctica?

How picture boards were used as propaganda in the Vandemonian War

Rediscovering evidence.

17 January 2018

Explainer: the evidence for the Tasmanian genocide

Dealing with “the Aboriginal problem”

29 November 2017

We need a new Australia Day

Triple J did the right thing - Professor Henry Reynolds.

05 November 2017

Can Ancient Rome offer lessons on marriage laws?

Dr Jonathan Wallis tells us “it was ever thus”. He sees parallels between the current marriage law debate and the Roman politicisation of marriage over 2000 years ago.

29 October 2017

Journey through the apocalypse

Friday essay - by Adjunct Professor in History, Cassandra Pybus.

25 October 2017

Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors

The NZ convicts sent to Australia - by Senior Lecturer, History Dr Kristyn Harman.

17 September 2017

Convict children taken to Australia grew up taller than their UK peers

The children of convicts born in the Australian colonies grew up taller than they would have done if their parents had not been sent into exile, our latest study shows.

The frozen continent and its connection to us

The Antarctic Cities project will bring together three "gateway" cities.

Delving into the "black books" of convict knowledge

Tasmania's convict history is well documented, and completely fascinating.

History textbooks still imply that Australians are white

Graduate research assistant, School of Social Sciences, Robyn Moore employs an intersectional lens to examine normalised privilege and disadvantage, particularly in regards to race and gender.

Every move you make, every step you take, we will be tracking you …

Terrific Tourism Tracer finds out valuable data about where our tourists travel.

University of Tasmania historian shortlisted for Ernest Scott Prize

Historical passion leads to a fascinating 10 year project

Exploring humanity’s relationship with the South Pole

Speculation and imagination, exploration and tragedy.

Gateway to a new vision for Antarctic connections

A new research project is bringing together the world's Antarctic gateways.