Guest lecture at the University of Melbourne
I was invited to give a guest lecture on federalism as part of the Australian Politics course at the University of Melbourne. A great honour and great fun. As well as covering the nuts and bolts of Australian federalism, how it’s changed over time, and some common critiques and reform suggestions, the lecture included seven political cartoons and two pictures of cake: layer and marble. Here are the slides and the speaking notes if you’re interested.
Uneek magazine
My work as a historian has been covered in a 4 page spread in the latest issue of Uneek magazine. Very exciting. My guess it that they liked it, because they’ve offered me a regular column. Uneek is the first multicultural magazine for Australian women of all backgrounds and ages and can be bought from newsagents across the country.
Mapping education ‘policyscapes’ in Australia, 1990-2010
I’m excited to be presenting in the above symposium as part of the Australian Association for Research in Education’s international conference. The symposium presents emerging findings from myself, Paul Gilby and Sean Butler on the multifaceted challenges of educational reform and governance at the federal, state, regional and school levels. In a separate presentation, I’ll be sharing some of my comparative research on American and Australian school funding arrangements, undertaken during my time as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. The conference is being held 28 November – 2 December in Melbourne, and you can register or view the draft program by clicking here.