Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Australia

25/08/2026

full access to the following peer reviewed article:

Listening to Social Media as an Alternative Legality

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17438721261472108?_gl=1*w8ou8z*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODMzNzQ4NTQzLjE3ODc2MDYxMzQ.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3ODc2MDYxMzQkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODc2MDYxMzQkajYwJGwxJGg0MjQ0MjMzMDQ.

In this article I argue that social media does not merely provide commentary about law, nor function only as a catalyst for institutional reform. Rather, social...

24/08/2026

Talking to your children about consent and sexual violence can be hard. Here’s how to start the conversation

Parents have an important role to play in educating children about consent and relationships. But it can be hard to know where to begin.

24/08/2026

Combined Workshop and seminar series

Beginning on 11 November and held over 5 weeks, these events invite scholars to reconsider the role of institutions in the lives of children.

For details, and to register, visit

Beginning on 11 November and held over 5 weeks, this workshop and seminar series invites scholars to reconsider the role of institutions in the lives of children. While a robust body of work already exists regarding early modern children and the various institutions that managed them, the organisers...

24/08/2026

‘We are not in a safe place’: women reveal being abused while producing the food Australians eat

New research interviewing women involved with the federal government’s Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme shows why it needs urgent reform to stop worker exploitation.

24/08/2026

Do the big parties want more affordable housing or not? When it comes to house prices, Australia’s political class seems confused

When it comes to house prices, Australia’s political class seems confused

24/08/2026

Nearly every Australian engages with arts and culture. Politicians should pay attention

Governments at all levels often assume arts funding is not electorally popular. New data shows they are wrong.

24/08/2026

**7 DAYS LEFT**

CHASS has two 2026 Prizes with nominations closing on August 31

$2000 prize money

Distinctive Works Prize: https://chass.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=239946&module_id=780483

and

Writing Prize: https://chass.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=239946&module_id=780482

24/08/2026

Australian children’s classics: Playing Beatie Bow is a time‑slip novel that makes Sydney strange

Ruth Park’s classic asks us to inhabit the past as a real place – just as 14-year-old Abigail does, when she’s transported from 1980 to 1873, in Sydney’s The Rocks.

24/08/2026

Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs 2025–2026 report

The report highlights the impact of the national pilot initiative Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs. The initiative enabled 115 public library services and 10 university libraries across Australia to deliver 744 diverse programs, resulting in numerous meaningful and sustainable benefits for communit...

24/08/2026

Valerie Brown met the queen, was arrested – and led Greenpeace Australia

Valerie Brown’s experiences with Greenpeace, which she headed when the Rainbow Warrior was bombed, read like a spy novel. But it’s just one way she changed the world.