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The AAA conference 2020 will be held online. More information here: https://aaaconference.com.au
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October 9th, 2020Deep concern about draft WA Heritage Bill posing “very high risk” to Indigenous heritage
Media Release – 8/10/2020 Download statement The Australian Archaeological Association Inc. (AAA) and the Australian Indigenous Archaeologists’ Association (AIAA) are deeply concerned the Western Australia Draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill Read More…
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September 28th, 2020WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill
The WA McGowan Government released the draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020 on Wednesday September 2nd. On Friday, September 11th the WA Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage held a Read More…
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August 17th, 20202020 Crawford Medal winner shapes our understanding of Australia’s historic past and present
Award winning Australian writer and historian, Dr Billy Griffiths – whose latest book Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia (2018) has been described as ‘the freshest, most important book about Read More…
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July 5th, 2020Archaeology and the Humanities – promoting critical thinking and informed reflection
In January 2020 Minister of Education Dan Tehan stated, “the Morrison Government … recognise[s] the importance of research into Australian society, history and culture”. Five months later, the Morrison Government Read More…
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June 21st, 2020The Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University
Harvard University is seeking to appoint a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies for the 2022–2023 academic year. The Chair was established through Read More…
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June 8th, 2020Statement from the Australian Indigenous Archaeologists Association
Statement from the Australian Indigenous Archaeologists Association 5 June 2020 “The act by Rio Tinto to blast Juukan Gorge, a millennia old archaeological site and an ancient place of Read More…
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June 1st, 2020Rio Tinto destruction of Juukan Gorge Indigenous sites prompts debate over whether WA needs heritage tribunal
From ABC Radio Perth and abc.net.au, link to original article here. As Australia has been celebrating Reconciliation Week, the world has been shocked by the mining blast of a 46,000-year-old Read More…
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May 28th, 2020Loss of Juukan Gorge Rockshelters, Pilbara region, Western Australia
Australian Archaeological Association Inc.: Press Release Loss of Juukan Gorge Rockshelters, Pilbara region, Western Australia The destruction of the significant Juukan Gorge rockshelters, despite new and compelling evidence from Read More…
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