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18
Apr
2013
Thatcher's legacy: Britain, Europe and Australia - by Dr Ben Wellings
As debate rages over the cost and scale of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral Dr Ben Wellings examines - another topic causing division - the Iron Lady’s legacy. Not long after her entry into No.10 Mrs…
03
Apr
2012
Public Lecture: RMS Titanic and Europe on the eve of the Great War
At 2.25 in the morning on 15 April 1912 the stern of the RMS Titanic slid below the icy waters of the North Atlantic taking over 1500 souls with her. In hindsight it is tempting to see the Titanic…
01
Apr
2012
The Politics of the Past: Great War Commemoration in International Perspective
Anzac Day, 25 April, has grown to be a remarkable cultural and political phenomenon in the past two decades. No discussion of Australian national identity today can avoid the memory of…