The schedule for our YAGM program follows the US academic calendar, or perhaps more broadly, the academic calendar of the Northern Hemisphere. It makes for an interesting dynamic around this time of year. Autumn is coming on strong here in Australia. The leaves are changing and falling from the trees. Night comes earlier. It is increasingly…

We are nearing the end of Reconciliation Week in Australia (27 May to 3 June). In many parts of Australia it is entirely possible that this week comes and goes without much recognition. But for Aboriginal people it marks significant events in Australia’s history. For one, this year is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum,…