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Until 1992, being a gay or lesbian soldier was illegal in Australia. New research is unearthing the heartbreaking stories of people who devoted their lives to the military but were discharged when their sexuality was exposed.
When commemorating our troops, doctors and nurses this Anzac Day, consider also tipping your hat to the discovery of bacteriophages. In the post-antibiotic era, our health might just depend on them.
The Gallipoli campaign has, in recent years, increasingly become part of the culture wars in Turkey associated with the rise of political Islam.
Vietnamese walls were once densely populated by hand-painted signs, a material culture now exceedingly rare.
Should French children be taught about the ‘positive aspects’ of colonialism? What the presidential candidates say.
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
As France heads to the polls ton April 23, citizens seem more confused than ever about just what is “left” and what is “right”.
Each year at Easter, Christians recreate the spectacularly violent end of Jesus’s life, raising some tough questions about the depiction of suffering on stage.
Before World War I, petroleum had few practical uses, but it emerged from the war as a strategic global asset necessary for national stability and security.
An interactive map of global carbon-dioxide emissions, from 1750 to 2010, provides a better understanding of the roles of different countries in the ongoing climate crisis.
There is no evidence to support the marketing of an ancient boab in Western Australia as a tree that once held Aboriginal prisoners. The story is a myth that elides the tree’s deep significance to Indigenous people.
The UK’s new £1 coin is touted as being the most-secure in the world. Its dodecagonal shape harks back to an old threepenny forebear.
Fifty years of correspondence is stored at the Germaine Greer archive. It ranges across topics as diverse as US politics, grassroots feminism, gardening and Queen Victoria’s underpants.
Civil servants stand as forgotten actors of the Lebanon civil war, a historical case that has not been reproduced in more recent conflicts.
Over its history Canada has built itself through war and the memory of its wars. The country’s recent military interventions are part of a struggle to define what the country stands for.
The integration of Turkey into the European Union could have embodied a counter-discourse to the so-called ‘Clash of Civilisations’. Perhaps it is not too late.
New research suggests his military achievements might have been exaggerated.
Trump’s budget would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities, breaking a tradition of funding humanities scholarship that goes back to the nation’s founding.
As the UK sets up post-Brexit trade deals with Commonwealth countries, it should be mindful of history.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Professor of History, McGill University
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