Dr Bill Wilson with a profile on Sir Isaac Isaacs, ninth governor-general of Australia and the first born in the country to occupy that post. Delivered as part of the 10th Kerferd Oration in 2012. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Clare Wright (Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University) on how Australia became the first country in the world where women won full political equality: the right to vote and to stand for parliament. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Susan Lawler (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the 'sludge factor': the environmental impact of mining on the rivers of Victoria. The mining industry has always been a heavy user of water and water leaving the mines has always been heavily polluted. In this seminar we trace some of the effects of mining on downstream river users and the long struggle to achieve a balance between the interests of mining, agriculture, and the broader community. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all...

Dr Michael Lever (Project Archaeologist, Andrew Long and Associates) on health, hygiene, and material culture in nineteenth century Melbourne. Death and disease wrought tragedy in Melbourne of the 19th century, particularly among children of the working-class poor. During this time, the medical profession and government were certain they had the means to prevent fatal epidemics. They believed disease was caused by miasma, but appear to have taken few, if any steps towards controlling this....

Dr Valerie Lovejoy (Education, La Trobe University) on the social activity of Chinese immigrants to the Bendigo goldfields in Australia. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the frontier war between settlers and indigenous Australia, focussing on the Myall Creek Massacre. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Susan Lawrence (Archaeology, La Trobe University) on the history of the whaling industry in Australia, an important activity in the early establishment of Australia. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Richard Gillespie (Museum Victoria) on The Great Melbourne Telescope and the project to restore this 150 year old marvel of engineering. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Tracey Banivanua Mar (History Program, La Trobe University) on the indentured labour trade of the 1800s, in which South Pacific islanders were bought to Australia, at times by force, to work in the sugar fields of northern Queensland. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Assoc Professor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) on her new book 'Between the Leaves: Stories Of Australian Women, Writing And Gardens'. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Barry Heard (Australian Vietnam War veteran) talks about his memories of the Vietnam War. Introduced by Assoc Professor Katie Holmes. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Mark Staniforth (Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University) on the Dutch ship Batavia, which ran aground off the coast of Western Australia in the 1600s. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Emeritus Professor Alan Frost (History, La Trobe University) tells the real story of The First Fleet, and the establishing of the Botany Bay settlement in Australia. In 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1500 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account, it was a shambolic affair: under-prepared, poorly equipped and ill-disciplined. Alan Frost draws on previously forgotten records to debunk these persistent myths. He shows that the voyage was...

Tony Barta and Les Cowley discuss the depictions of Australian life by early explorers. Filmed in the State Library of Victoria. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

A La Trobe University academic has completed the first comprehensive study of the founding of Mildura in her Doctorate thesis, Dr Jennifer Hamilton-McKenzie looked at the Chaffey Brothers and their dreams of irrigating the parched Mallee landscape. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Emeritus Professor Barry Blake (Linguistics, La Trobe University) on Australian slang and the origins of the Aussie accent. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Charles Fahey (History, La Trobe University) on the gold rush and how it influenced migration in country Australia. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Christopher Mackie (School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University) on how the site of Gallipoli has been seen in a historical context, before and after World War I. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on Aboriginal Australia, their history, changing attitudes and the stolen generation. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Richard Broome discusses the book 'Drawing the Global Colour Line' with author Professor Marilyn Lake. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Professor Richard Broome from the History Program at La Trobe University delivered 'An Australian Revolution? Changes to the Land in the First Generation of European Settlement in Victoria'. Professor Broome is the author of the dual prize winning 'Aboriginal Victorians: A History since 1800' (2005), and has just published his fourth fully rewritten edition of 'Aboriginal Australians: A history since 1788' (2010). Part of the Dean's Lecture Series at the Bendigo Campus of La Trobe...

The shortlist has been announced for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Literary awards, and Marilyn Lake, Professor in History at La Trobe University is amongst those nominated. Features interviews with Professor Marilyn Lake, Philip Adams, and the Hon Peter Garrett MP. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Marina Larsson discusses her new book 'Shattered Anzacs', and the hardships faced by injured soldiers and their families. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Henry Reynolds (University of Tasmania) discusses the concept of Aboriginal sorcery. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

PhD student Ben Silverstein talks about the influences of early administration policies on the Aboriginal population. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.