Australian Historical Association 2026 Annual Conference

‘Changing Minds’

Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus, Sydney, Australia

Monday 29 June – Friday 3 July 2026

Hosted by the Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University

To consider how we might make space for, explain and even produce changes of heart and mind, the 2026 AHA annual meets at Macquarie University’s Wallumattagal campus on Dharug Country, in Sydney.

The conference will feature a general stream as well as thematic streams:

Australian Women’s History Network
Histories of Capitalism
Green Stream (ANZEHN)
Histories of Migration and Mobility (AMHN)
History of Violence
Indigenous Histories
Intellectual History
Legal History (ANZLHS)
Medical History (ANZSHM)
Public and Professional History (ACPH and PHANSW)
Teaching the Ancient Mediterranean World in Australia, Today
War and Conflict (Sponsored by the Army History Unit)

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Key Dates

Call for Papers closed	20 February 2026
All proposals notified	25 March 2026
Draft program released	Early May 2026
Registration deadline (for presenters)	1 June 2026
Final program released	Early June
Registration deadline (for participants)	21 June 2026
AHA Meetings/workshops	29 June 2026 (afternoon)
Conference Opening (registration, President’s address, function)	29 June 2026 4pm-8pm
General program	30 June - 2 July
Conference dinner	2 July 2026
Associated events/tours	3 July 2026 (AM)

Contact Us

Conference Convenor: Leigh Boucher, Macquarie University

aha2026@mq.edu.au

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.