Carolyn Holbrook
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Historian Deakin Uni Australia. Federalism, war memory, national security, public health, political & policy history. Director Australian Policy and History.
Melbourne
Joined November 2011
VOTE 1 for Sarah Forsyth's 'Motelier' in the RUSSH Literary Showcase Peoples' Choice Award!. .
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New bio on the Australian Dictionary of Biography of Netta Burns, Labor's legendary social policy adviser.
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New article with David Lowe and Mia Martin Hobbs from our ARC national history project.Rise of National Security in the 1930s: An Australian Case Study - Mia Martin Hobbs, David Lowe, Carolyn Holbrook, 2025
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This article traces the evolution of ‘national security’ from a rarely used phrase to a central concept within Australian political life. Where existing genealo...
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‘Chifley spells security’: Tracing the Origins of Contemporary Australian Security Discourse
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Strong claims have been made about the significance of the concept of security in modern governance. The study of security has developed from its post-1945 focus on the state’s role in securing the...
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RT @amandadunn10: First copy of a new @ConversationEDU book, featuring some of the finest minds in the country, including Anne Twomey, @mic….
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RT @AustPolicyHist: On the website, Richard Scully reviews Sebastian Smee’s Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism. http….
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Richard Scully reviews Sebastian Smee’s Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, (Melbourne: Text, 2024). The understanding of French Impressionism has always been bound up with...
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RT @MichelleArrow1: When universities worry that they’ve lost their social licence, perhaps they could start by reconnecting with the commu….
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RT @DavidPocock: Wow @ALeighMP 🤯🤦♂️. The Govt has not one but TWO paths to gambling ad reform through Senate. 1) A partial ban (which exp….
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RT @MichelleArrow1: Too bad these students will have to rack up a $50k debt if they want to pursue their passion for history at university:.
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RT @AboutTheHouse: The Member for Goldstein @zdaniel has introduced the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2024 in the Hou….
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RT @DavidPocock: Housing affordability in 🇦🇺 is the worst it’s ever been yet the major parties won’t back my bill requiring them to have 10….
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RT @AlisonBarnes25: Lots of great coverage around today of @NTEUnion’s new report highlighting the deep governance crisis in universities.….
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Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’
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More than 300 university executives make more money than state premiers, report reveals
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Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’
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RT @History_Vic: Don't forget to register for our last Making Public Histories webinar, Histories of Childhood in Australia, this Thursday….
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RT @AustPolicyHist: On the website, read Carolyn Holbrook's Address at the Ballarat Reform League Charter’s 170th Anniversary. https://t.co….
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RT @SophieScamps: No wonder there’s not been a single Q from the Coalition in QT about the PM’s upgrades! . @senbmckenzie called for an i….
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Pressure has been mounting on Senator Bridget McKenzie since it was revealed last week she had written to Qantas, Virgin and Regional Express for more details.
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RT @samanthamaiden: Breaking: Nationals senator @senbmckenzie failed to disclose 16 flight upgrades according to updates to her parliamenta….
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RT @MichelleArrow1: This x 1000. Managers have gotten us into this mess - where we perform a crucial function but we are politically friend….
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RT @AustHistAssoc: The AHA welcomes the Australian Government's proposed 20% cut to HECS-HELP student debts. But this modest cost-of-living….
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The Australian Historical Association welcomes the federal government’s recently announced proposal, if re-elected, to reduce the HECS-HELP debt burden on Australian university graduates by twenty...
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