Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections.
Recipients of our Summer Scholarships, funded through the generosity of the family of the late Norman McCann (a former National Library Council Member), Dr John and Dr Heather Seymour, Carol Moya Mills, Emeritus Professor Janice Reid AC and an anonymous donor. Since 2002, more than 50 Australian scholars have been supported to undertake six weeks of immersive postgraduate research, with special access to the Library’s collections.
Generation resignation: Why millennials are refusing to return to the office
Unemployment levels are high, a recession is looming, yet thousands are turning their backs on the nine to five
9 July 2021 • 5:00am
‘I needed to stop putting energy into things that weren’t going to fulfil me’ Rosanna Stevens, 36, quit her high-profile charity job to become a travel blogger
Credit: Beth Evans
When you’ve got a job that is rewarding, exciting and well paid, one that others might chew a leg off for, you don’t usually decide to quit without another one lined up. Especially in the middle of a pandemic. Yet that’s what Rosanna Stevens, 36, did last October, leaving her position as celebrity ambassador manager for a high-profile charity, a role that involved working with musicians and A-list actors to help fundraise and spread awareness. ‘People would say to me: you have the best job, your job is so cool,’ she says. ‘But just because someone else wants your job, that does
Child Migration and Stolen Generations in Popular Historical Consciousness
In the mid-1990s, harrowing stories emerged of child migrants and Stolen Generations who had been taken from their families. Side-by-side, these narratives produced unprecedented responses in public discourse, yet scholars have struggled to make sense of the cacophony of debate, the millions of marching feet and the mountain of writing inspired by these histories. Tim Calabria’s project will assess the extensive papers left by Sir Ronald Wilson, president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission during this period, and seek to contribute to the understanding of this profound moment of social change in Australia, as people concurrently engaged in the Reconciliation movement and grappled with the bleak outcomes of child migration for many institutionalised children.