An evolving collection of recordings of key past and current lectures, forums and symposiums held at the National Museum of Australia – listen to them anywhere, anytime, or subscribe to our podcast service.
Recent programs
The economy of shells: A history of Aboriginal women at La Perouse making shellwork for sale
Maria Nugent
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 9 November 2009
Maria Nugent explores the 130-year-long practice of shell-working by Aboriginal women at La Perouse in Sydney’s south, and how the makers have been able to create or find new markets by adapting their products to appeal to new customers.
Wrap-up and discussion
Ian Keen
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Ian Keen provides a brief, broad view of the discussions over the two-day conference, its themes and its significance, covering hybrid models, empirical studies and the links between research and practice.
Now with transcripts
Transcripts are often published after MP3 files. Here are the latest additions.
- Launch of Collecting Cultures, a book about the 1948 expeditionCraddock Morton
- Force for good: how Indigenous Australians have enriched footballChe Cockatoo-Collins, Dr Sean Gorman, John Harms, and Dr David Headon
- Australians in the HimalayasProfessor Ken Baldwin, Geoff Bartram, Duncan Chessell, Patrick Cullinan, Lincoln Hall, Greg Mortimer and Zac Zaharias
