Two historians, two major new books — in conversation about land, place, community and what it means to research and tell these histories.
In the lead-up to NAIDOC Week 2026 (theme: 50 Years of Deadly), Her Place Women's Museum Australia presents a special in-conversation evening with two leading historians.
Together, Professor Julie Andrews OAM and Professor Clare Wright OAM will discuss their major new books, histories written from deep research and on relationships of trust with the communities and families at the centre of their books.
WINNER, NSW Literary Awards Book of the Year, 2026
WINNER, NSW Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, 2026
WINNER, The Australian Political Book of the Year, 2025
WINNER, Queensland Literary Awards: University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award, 2025
WINNER, Northern Territory History Award, 2025
SHORTLISTED, Prime Minister’s LIterary Award, Australian History, 2025
SHORTLISTED, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, Non-Fiction, 2025
SHORTLISTED, Age Book of the Year, Non-fiction, 2025
SHORTLISTED, NSW History Awards, Australian History Prize, 2025
SHORTLISTED, The Australian Political Book of the Year, 2025
‘A masterpiece.’ Thomas Mayo
‘The most painstaking and beautiful reconstruction of mission life…feels like a revolutionarily good piece of history…exhilarating to read…so gripping.’ Annabel Crabb
In this engaging narrative, Wright follows the story of petitions on bark created by the Yirrkala community in Arnhem Land in 1963, protesting bauxite mining on traditional lands.
