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We would like to wish all our followers a peaceful holiday season and a refreshing start to the new year.

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Check your inbox - our final newsletter for 2024 has just landed!

Inside you'll find a list of congratulations longer than Santa's right arm, wrap ups of our recent events and some end-of-year opportunities for keen researchers.

Not subscribed? Find the newsletter below and #signup!

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The Academy’s latest peer-reviewed educational resource is now available to download for free!

Our new debate kit is on the topic “That Australian history unites us”.

Please don’t hesitate to share it with any social science teachers in your network.

[SeriouslySocial @SeriouslySocia1]

Have you seen our new free, downloadable debate kit on the topic “That Australian history unites us”?
Designed to support your students to explore different perspectives on our nation’s past, don’t forget to share it with your networks!

https://t.co/rLS9AKRmcq

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@ScienceChiefAu delivered an inspiring Academy Lecture yesterday evening at #CHASS2024 reflecting on her tenure as Chief Scientist & sharing her insights, challenging us to think deeply about the role of innovation, collaboration + #socialsciences in shaping an equitable future for all. @uwanews @BuzEventsPerth

[Frank Bongiorno @fbongiornoanu]

Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley @AcadSocSci Shape the Nation Lecture 2024 on 'The secret sauce to a better Australia' @CHASS_Aus at University of Western Australia.

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We are excited to hear about the launch of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, to be led by Centre Director Distinguished Professor Sean Ulm. Congratulations to all involved! #indigenousfutures

@arc_gov_au @SeanUlm @jcu @ciehfcoe

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'The need for electoral reform is clear but the government has prioritised maintaining structures that embed major party domination in Australia's Parliament rather than ensuring fair processes for all candidates.'

Fellow @Rubenstein_Kim1's latest⬇️
https://t.co/IebvmCAiFf

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@rbleiker We are so sorry for your loss Roland, thinking of you and your family during this time.

[David Rowe @rowe_david]

Ten years since cricketer Phillip Hughes was fatally struck down. A Test match now on TV too. Revisiting this article from that time, the point that there is real flesh and blood on that screen still holds.
@westsyduics @AustSoc @AcadSocSci @HumanitiesAU
https://t.co/2HPGOCv4kM

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FREE LECTURE ⬇️

Join us in Perth next Thursday from 5pm for our Shape the Nation lecture with Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM @ScienceChiefAu

Register now: https://t.co/utTE0FgXAb #socialsciences #BEperth #CHASS24 @BizEventsPerth

[CHASS @CHASS_Aus]

Chief scientist to examine issues shaping society
https://t.co/FWzem89jrS

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Australia's workforce is still highly gender-segregated in key industries. Listen to Fellow @Raecooper1 and other experts discuss how we demolish stereotypes and remove the barriers splitting the labour market ⬇️

https://t.co/X4qk7t6Mzg #socialsciences

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'This places Trump between a rock and a hard place. He may find the Middle East a very difficult nut to crack. At the same time, Trump is known for his impulsive moves.' Read the latest from Academy Fellow @AminSaikal ⬇️

https://t.co/6DkLKBqaLq

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Congrats to all of the newly elected @HumanitiesAU Fellows, including our Academy Fellows @ankeny_rachel @ParadiesYin

[Australian Academy of the Humanities @HumanitiesAU]

We are pleased to advise that today our Fellows elected 41 distinguished humanities scholars and practitioners into the Australian Academy of the Humanities: https://t.co/iiS6Amxgs5

Among them are freedom rider activist Gary Williams, distinguished theatre director Professor Julian Meryick, Roman historian Professor Tim Parkin, expert in decision-making Professor Katie Steele and award-winning poet Professor Sarah Holland-Batt.

The Academy’s new Fellows represent those who have left an indelible mark on their field, and a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of societies and culture. Election to the Academy is the highest honour within the humanities.

Image credit: A photograph of ‘Jurrungu Ngan-ga’ by Marrugeku, led by new AAH Honorary Fellows Dalisa Pigram FAHA and Rachael Swain FAHA.

@the_shb @ouranu @ACOLA_Aus @auDASSH @victoriauninews @UNSW @marrugeku @timboartemis @QUT @RMIT @latrobe @UTSEngage @Deakin @UQ_News @CDUni @westernsydneyu @UOW

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@JEChalmers Thank you for attending and for the thought-provoking remarks and reflections!

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

Grateful for the opportunity to speak at the @AcadSocSci Annual Dinner on how we restore trust in our institutions and broaden the range of voices in our economic and policy debates. #auspol

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Tonight we celebrated our incredible Fellows + the impact of #socialscience research in shaping a better future at our Annual Dinner. Among the highlights was the early career researcher awards (pictured with our special guest Governor-General of Australia).

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[UWA @uwanews]

🎤Join us as Australia's Chief Scientist @DrCathyFoley examines issues shaping our society at an event hosted by @AcadSocSci as part of the 20th Congress of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 🌏 @UWAresearch #UWA
https://t.co/1PXtGTwlAu

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Today we welcomed and celebrated our 2024 New Fellows! These exceptional scholars are shaping the future of #socialsciences with their groundbreaking research across diverse fields.

Read more: https://t.co/C7UZYXBDz2

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Academy Fellows Profs Angela Woollacott, @heather586 & @DloweDavid, with Dr @JonPicciniJon hosted a workshop on decolonisation in Aus & our region, exploring shared histories, movements of people & ideas & paths to truth-telling & reconciliation.
More: https://t.co/VAoj5Hzg0n