Working for the triumph of content over form, ideas over control, people over systems. Presented at Sharing is Caring 2017, 20 November 2017, in Aarhus, Denmark. Read the Post Finding a balance.

Analysing the police and crime commissioner election data. Took place earlier this week, the first time we have had such elections in England and Wales. They will also know that some combination of lack of knowledge, apathy and disagreement with the whole process led to our collective lowest voter turnout for a long time. I took a quick look at the PCC results data.

Living under the White Australia Policy. They struggled through the Depression. And they battled for freedom in the Pacific. Because of this, there are extensive government records documenting their lives. The Invisible Australians project will use biographical information found in the records to link together their lives, revealin.

My historical work focuses on Chinese migration and settlement in the British settler colonies of the Pacific Rim before 1940. The White Australia Policy, immigration restriction and Chinese exclusion.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. A guide to asking for help by email. WSD and the Dead Darlings. There are plans to extend the very fast train system from London to the north of England, and to do this, a lot of Euston Station and its surroundings will be dug up and redeveloped.

The Loud Sounds of Many Fingers Typing. My favourite, quiet courtyard at University of Sydney. Historians who are not on Twitter also benefit from tweeting. Top Retweets from 2015 Australian Historical Association Conference.

Less blog, and moar blog.

Sharing the joy of handmade creations. Are you a great cook who loves spending hours in the kitchen, whipping up gourmet meals? Sad to say this is not me. I am one of those people who are challenged by the Kitchen and cooking. My Mum has always been a fantastic cook and I got excellent marks in High School for domestic Science. Somewhere over the years, I managed to lose both my talent and confidence in the kitchen. The exhaustion of having 3 babies and making all of their food.

Our network builds research capacity and profile in the field of Asian Australian Studies. The activities initiated by this network facilitate extensive intra-national collaboration, and the AASRN presents a peak network for Asian Australian Studies internationally.