GASt - Gesellschaft für Australienstudien

CALL FOR ISSUES | The open-access Australian Studies Journal (ZfA|ASJ, ISSN 1864-3957) invites proposals for special issues focussing on specific themes or topics related to Australia. #AustralianStudies #CfP #Journal #Australia #Migration buff.ly/3MhIRQ4

»Surprisingly, DNA analyses reveal that Vic koalas’ genetics are also quickly rebounding, probably because the population grew so fast [...]. The findings provide hope to those working to save animals from the brink of extinction.« buff.ly/aUV6SPm

»The case of the Hinematioro pou, which is now being returned from the Uni Tübingen to the Māori community Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island, illustrates a restitution process grounded in cultural values.« #Repatriation buff.ly/kySXQJt

»Aunty Lynette Riley's parents were only able to go to year three – in a system that then focused on manual work. That's driven her to make change over decades – in how we embed #Indigenous #education, culture + language, + better train teachers.« (audio) buff.ly/VSYPX1W

»The project, a collaboration between La Trobe Uni and Uni of WA’s Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms [...] received the $1.1 million grant under the Federal Government’s National Critical Technologies Challenge Program.« buff.ly/f7fWOx6

»It is a very important project that will combine Western science with traditional Indigenous Knowledge to understand human responses to the Last Glacial Maximum and post-glacial sea level rise at Red Lily Lagoon, Arnhem Land« buff.ly/bgfkEyC

»I hope visitors to the exhibition recognise there needs to be a stronger focus on traditional practices and revival of crafting« buff.ly/H3Okvro

»The Wharf Street Basin in Cannington is WA’s first-ever smart park. It was originally a fenced-off stormwater drain, but through the Smart Cities and Suburbs Scheme, it has been transformed into an interactive, inclusive and green community space« buff.ly/e9FlOR8

»Creative Antarctica: AUSn Artists + Writers in the Far South launched at RMIT Gallery and Design Hub Gallery on Feb 20, bringing together historical + contemporary creatives who have shaped how the frozen continent is imagined, documented and understood« buff.ly/AuLLIlj

»Australia’s second-oldest literary journal is to be reborn under the ownership of the University of Technology (QUT) after its cancellation late last year by its publisher, Melbourne University Publishing (MUP).« buff.ly/hygaV8B

»If #Australia wants #universities to continue delivering breakthroughs, educating skilled graduates and strengthening communities, they must be supported by stable, forward-looking policy and adequate funding.« buff.ly/h8Va3gO

»Citizen scientists have discovered what they believe is one of the largest coral colonies ever documented on the GBR. The coral spans approximately 111 m in maximum length and covers an estimated area of 3,973 sqm – about half the size of a soccer field.« buff.ly/KDT9Gw6

»The report outlines Monash’s institutional responses to racism-related incidents that have been reported to Monash’s Safer Community Unit during the 2025 reporting period« buff.ly/aDw76Mt

»The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna in the Northern Territory without an assessment under Australia’s nature laws.« buff.ly/I87zz7S

Reminder: ECR Workshop ›Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian Studies‹ – 12 & 13 March – Register until Wed, 3 pm (CET) buff.ly/hMXDx0w #Conference

»Racism has no place on our university campuses. No one should feel unsafe, diminished or excluded because of their culture, faith or background. Universities accept our responsibility to confront racism wherever it occurs.« buff.ly/PFDzl8N

»As early as 1922, commentators wrote about the bird under headlines like ›Another Asiatic Menace‹, ›Asiatic Settler‹ and ›Immigrant Bird‹.« buff.ly/PsgEhIe

»Climate resilience, health security and cultural preservation in the Pacific will form the cornerstone of a new partnership between the University of Melbourne and National University of Samoa (NUS).« buff.ly/XF4RYYf

»Despite growing interest in sustainable eating, the plant-based meat sector faces cultural, social and psychological hurdles that run deeper than taste and price. But attitudes are shifting, as Professor Andrew McGregor explains.« buff.ly/pPWeIRE

»A new program aims to help defence veterans prepare for university life by building academic skills, confidence and foundational knowledge while recognising their prior service« at the Uni of WA, the Uni of Canberra and the Australian Catholic Uni buff.ly/oUScuot

»More Australian students are attending university than ever before, according to preliminary data released by the Department of Education, with a handful of disciplines moving to drastically expand their cohorts.« buff.ly/zQAowcf