Noel Pearson on hunting the radical centre
Watch Noel Pearson deliver a searing 2016 Keith Murdoch Oration on how radical centrist politics can help solve Indigenous disadvantage.
20 Oct 2016 Duration: 39:06
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Author in conversation: Maggie Black
Author Maggie Black talks with historian Peter Yule about her book 'Up came a squatter', the story of her great-grandfather Niel Black.
6 Oct 2016 Duration: 45:36
Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen on the Vagabond
Watch a discussion on the journalist known as the Vagabond, with historian Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen.
15 Sep 2016 Duration: 42:17
Allan Myers AC QC on Victorian optimism
Watch Allan Myers AC QC as he delivers the Redmond Barry Lecture 2016 on the legacy and future of Sir Redmond Barry's optimistic vision.
22 Aug 2016 Duration: 41:12
Darren Watson on researching migrant occupations
Hear how to research migrant occupations in postwar Victoria in this Family History Feast 2016 talk by Darren Watson from National Archives.
8 Aug 2016 Duration: 28:10
Jack Martin on finding teacher records at PROV
Hear tips from Jack Martin on researching the teachers in your family tree, presented during Family History Feast 2016.
8 Aug 2016 Duration: 44:19
Uncovering the Shenandoah diary
Hear a lively panel discussion about the Confedrate ship Shenandoah's 1865 visit – an event that both thrilled and divided Melbourne.
9 Jun 2016 Duration: 48:25
First drafts of history: Rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents
Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.
21 Apr 2016 Duration: 01:08:57
Art from the front
Hear about the Australian artists who used art to capture their experiences on the front line and behind the scenes during WWI.
8 Mar 2016 Duration: 48:39