John Rickard is the author of two prize-winning books, Class and Politics: New South Wales, Victoria and the Early Commonwealth, 1890-1910 and H.B. Higgins: The Rebel as Judge. Janet McCalman has described his innovative book about the family of Alfred Deakin, A Family Romance, as ‘elegant, discreet and imaginative’ and ‘scholarship of skill and sensitivity’.
Rickard has written widely on Australian culture and biography. In his youth he worked as an actor and singer. He is an emeritus professor at Monash University.
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The Big Teal – Net Zero: Investing in the Future (Brisbane)
Playhouse, QPAC
Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane, QLD
A decade-long climate war and inadequate government action have left a vacuum of opportunities that are being sucked up by an increasing number of business leaders, investors and activists. Respected...
$30 – $35
Book launch | Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook (Invitation Only)
Monash University Caulfield
Monash Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition Space,, Caulfield
120 delicious and easy-to-follow recipes developed by the founders of the FODMAP diet This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120...
Book Launch: The Uncertainty Effect by Michelle Lazarus
Matheson Library
Monash University, Clayton, VIC
To be launched by Professor Sharon Pickering A smart, practical book that shows us how to navigate uncertain times In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we...
Justice in Kelly Country book talk by Lachlan Strahan (National Trust Australian Heritage Festival Event, Glenroy)
Glenroy Community Hub Library
50 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy, VIC
Partway through the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly accused Senior Constable Anthony Strahan of threatening to shoot him ‘like a dog’. Two days after Anthony reputedly made his threat, Ned and...
Gender Equality Forum (including Inala Cooper)
Wurriki Nyal
137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong, VIC
The fight for gender equality has been a drawn-out battle. Since the 1900’s, women have led the conversation. They have been challenging patriarchal systems, policies, and laws to ensure that...
The Big Teal – Net Zero: Investing in the Future (Brisbane)
Playhouse, QPAC Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane, QLDA decade-long climate war and inadequate government action have left a vacuum of opportunities that are being sucked up by an increasing number of business leaders, investors and activists. Respected...
Book launch | Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook (Invitation Only)
Monash University Caulfield Monash Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition Space,, Caulfield120 delicious and easy-to-follow recipes developed by the founders of the FODMAP diet This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120...
Book Launch: The Uncertainty Effect by Michelle Lazarus
Matheson Library Monash University, Clayton, VICTo be launched by Professor Sharon Pickering A smart, practical book that shows us how to navigate uncertain times In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we...
Justice in Kelly Country book talk by Lachlan Strahan (National Trust Australian Heritage Festival Event, Glenroy)
Glenroy Community Hub Library 50 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy, VICPartway through the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly accused Senior Constable Anthony Strahan of threatening to shoot him ‘like a dog’. Two days after Anthony reputedly made his threat, Ned and...
Gender Equality Forum (including Inala Cooper)
Wurriki Nyal 137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong, VICThe fight for gender equality has been a drawn-out battle. Since the 1900’s, women have led the conversation. They have been challenging patriarchal systems, policies, and laws to ensure that...
