If you thought the old folks were exaggerating about anti-Irish and anti-Catholic prejudice in nineteenth- and much of twentieth-century Anglo-Protestant Australia, our authors have put it back on centre stage. Continue reading
Our aim is to provide serious comment and an independent perspective on a wide range of Australian/Irish topics.
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Morgan’s book, The Mannix Era, is richly personal. It is written with considerable charm and an acerbic wit. But to read it in 2019 is to be overwhelmed by its masculinist perspective. Continue reading
The wireless in our house in Leitrim in 1941 sat on a high shelf, away from little hands, in the kitchen. It had two batteries, one dry and one wet. Continue reading
On 18th October 1831 Bridget Watson arrived in Hobart on the Mary III with her three surviving children … Continue reading
Single women seeking work as domestic servants were faced with frequent ‘No Irish Need Apply’ advertisements in newspapers. Yet, most Irish women did find employment, and were successful immigrants. Continue reading
A new play by Irish-born Meg McNena that will tear at your heart-strings. Continue reading
Sportsman in trouble; Irexit, RIP Richie Ryan Continue reading
An historic murder conviction overturned Continue reading
Christopher Kock belongs to a small but select class – he was a proud Irish Tasmanian and literary. Continue reading
Wilde’s most scintillating play. Continue reading
A free seminar with speaker Patrick Morgan talking about his new book, The Mannix Era. Continue reading
