A mid morning reflection and recognition for Gideon Kakabin as a friend, scholar, and teacher. Watching A Bit Na Ta brings shows his legacy, and why he's still deeply missed today.

Gideon was wise and generous scholar when I met him and his teachings remain with me today.

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The last day of the conference starts (for me!) with a coffee hit, some Halloween candy, and straight into a presentation and discussion about how we can rethink histories through mediums old and new.

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Another evening of rolling conversation, but this time we're at Flagstaff Museum. Having so many historians in one place is quite...an experience.

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A sleepy wander across Deakin campus this morning to get on the bus for a gathering at Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.

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Congratulations and celebrations to Bronwen Douglas, historian, mentor, and cartographic tragic, who was nominated and recognised as a lifelong member of the Pacific History Association.

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A series of informative, provoking & innovative presentations this morning, as we travel from colonial New Guinea, to Tahiti, then Hawaii learning the important work of disrupting intentions and seeing indigenous agency, from yesterday, today & tomorrow.

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