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Book Review – The New Academic: How to Write, Present and Profile Your Amazing Research to the World

Book Review – The New Academic: How to Write, Present and Profile Your Amazing Research to the World

Joshua Black reviews a new book by Simon Clews, The New Academic: How to Write, Present and Profile Your Amazing Research to the World. Sydney: UNSW Press, 2021. There are three questions that can trigger a deep panic on the part of a PhD candidate. The first is “when are you going to finish?” The […]
The forgotten Australian veterans who opposed National Service and the Vietnam War

The forgotten Australian veterans who opposed National Service and the Vietnam War

On the 50th anniversary of the decision to withdraw troops from Vietnam, Jon Piccini, from Australian Catholic University writes about veterans who opposed National Service and the Vietnam War. This piece was originally published in The Conversation. On July 26 1971, a top secret cabinet meeting ended what was then Australia’s longest conflict. The public […]
Q&A with Carolyn Collins, author of Save Our Sons: Women, Dissent and Conscription during the Vietnam War

Q&A with Carolyn Collins, author of Save Our Sons: Women, Dissent and Conscription during the Vietnam War

Jacqui Baker interviews Carolyn Collins about her new book Save Our Sons: Women, Dissent and Conscription during the Vietnam War.   Congratulations on the publication of your fascinating book, Carolyn! You wrote that you came across Save Our Sons while researching a different topic and time period. What were you researching at the time and how […]
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