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NAIDOC Week 2026

We celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026 and invite you to learn more about this year’s theme “50 Years of Deadly”, as well as the National Indigenous Art Fair showcasing First Nations artists from across Australia.

2nd International Emerging Research in Australian Studies Workshop

Entangled Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australian Studies

Second International Emerging Research in Australian Studies Workshop

12 – 13 March 2026 (online)

For more information click here.

Out now: Special Issue

Australian Studies Journal

Contemporary Australia and Emerging Challenges

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We celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026. Please click here for more information.

The American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) is hosting a series of academic seminars in June 2026 on Zoom. See here for the seminar details and registration form.

Katherine Bennell-Pegg Named Australian of the Year 2026
We warmly congratulate Katherine Bennell-Pegg on being named Australian of the Year 2026. She was previously interviewed by CAAPSt Co-Director Dany Adone. Please click here for the interview.

Australian Ambassador Visits CAAPSt at the University of Cologne
In December 2025, the Australian Ambassador N. Smith and a member of her team visited the Centre for Australian, Aotearoa and Pacific Studies at the University of Cologne, and met with its team.

🎙️ New The Fire Break podcast episode “Indigenous Wisdom Meets Wildfire Tech” featuring one of our CAAPSt members, Dr Rohan Fisher. The podcast dives into how Indigenous wildfire knowledge, satellite technology and a simulation game are revolutionizing fire management in Australia’s tropical savannas. Listen now on iHeart.

Out now: Martina Horáková’s new publication, Pursuits of Settler Belonging in Contemporary Australian Memoirs.

Out now: Australian Studies Journal 42/2025 “Contemporary Australia and Emerging Challenges”.

Fresh off the press: Carsten Wergin and Stefanie Affeldt (eds.), Digitising Heritage. Transoceanic Connections between Australia and Europe, now published and available as open access.

Out now: “Australian Studies at the Centre for Australian Studies, University of Cologne”. Please click here.