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Newsletter No 20 March 2009 Emeritus Faculty Australian National University

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Access to scholarly materials contemporary language, 'a compact' with the nation. It is 63 years old and in a new era of The Emeritus Faculty is being invited to trial 'nation building' the 'compact' must be both part of the ANU’s ‘digital institutional refreshed and consistent with the repository’ (DIG). contemporary context; a dialogue we can undertake with confidence given the high DIGs are 'open access' and allow scholarly standing and performance of the University. materials to be downloadable over the Internet and, in particular, accessible to “The overarching theme at the Leadership search engines such as Google. So ours Retreat was that post-Bradley and post- will store, for example, preprints and Cutler (in the era of ERA), 2009 would be summaries of works, lists of references, the year of 'quality and standards.' In data, etc. addition to the recommendations included in these government reviews, discussion of the A meeting with Dr Markus Buchhorn, of the impact of the financial crisis and the ANU Department of Information, is increasingly competitive global environment discussing, with interested parties including led us to consider a number of important ANUEF, the range of materials which might issues confronting the ANU. be usefully stored in the DIG, how it will be arranged, how it will be searched, controlled, “I am writing to you about a critical accessed, etc. component of our new 'compact', the strategic reclaiming of the ANU research For more information, contact Nik Fominas agenda - based on superlative quality and by e-mail at [email protected] using evidence to validate our assertions. ANU must be able to address difficult and long-term research questions that apply Reclaiming ANU’s research agenda strategic and long-term investment to them. It is why we exist. ... Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice- Chancellor (Research), has outlined the “We spent much time discussing the outcomes of the 2009 Retreat. Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), the

She writes, “ANU was established in 1946 (continued page 2) by the Chifley Government with, in 2 strategic use of our grant and the need to ANU, using internationally referenced ensure a comprehensive approach to standards of performance....” supporting the best researchers - the support of unarguable excellence. We Professor Thomas says she will be focussed largely on the IAS because it is our engaging in discussions on this major strategic advantage. We also development across the University over the discussed our concerns that the chronic coming months. under-funding of research projects by, say, the ARC, is leading us to use much of She goes on, “The following is the process whatever discretionary funding we have which will be followed: available to underpin their choices and not ours. 1. A Working Party has been established. The members of this group have been “We discussed the desirability of ANU selected for the range of perspectives they working to position itself according to its will bring to bear on the issues at hand, not declared standards and 'values', during the to represent any particular area. 'year of quality and standards'. It is fair to The members are Alan Carey, Peter say that if we leave the agenda to the public Drysdale, Graham Farquhar, utterances of some in our sector, and to the Debjani Ganguly, Keith Houghton, Brian typical inclination for levelling down that now Kennett and Dave Marsh. seems a natural reflex within Australian higher education, we and the other research-intensive universities, and the 2. This group will develop a discussion nation, will get little benefit. We must be paper to be finalised by the end of March. prepared to know real excellence when we see it, support it and provide evidence to 3. In the next few weeks staff will be invited validate our claims. to an all-staff meeting in Llewellyn Hall where I will present the principles that could “We closed the Retreat with a proposal be the basis of a 'New IAS'. aimed at further enhancing our research performance and accentuating the value of 4. There will be consultations on the the unique contribution ANU can make to discussion paper with staff during April, with the national research agenda. The proposal input from staff on the paper to be received to be explored is to re-conceptualise how by 30 April. the IAS supports excellent researchers at ANU and how to link that to a suitable focus 5. The penultimate version of the paper will (with adequate flexibility) so that the be prepared in May for further discussion infrastructure supporting our researchers remains world-class. 6. The 'New IAS' final document to be sent to staff by 30 June. “Preliminary discussions across the university, and particularly at the Retreat, 7. If there is broad agreement to proceed, have indicated broad support for the idea of implementation of the new model will maximising the benefits of our grant through commence from 31 October 2009. a new model for the IAS. The issue before us is how to achieve the desired outcome - “In addition to the formal consultation support of excellence - in a way that is process outlined above, I am immediately workable and in which the benefits far available to talk to groups of staff in all outweigh any disadvantages. Colleges about the principles of the 'New IAS'. Your College Managers will make “We are now beginning to explore the way arrangements for meetings over the coming forward. It is important that it is clearly weeks. An email address has been set up understood that the objective of this initiative for input on the 'New IAS'. Please send any is not to reduce staff numbers. It is about emails on the issue to [email protected] supporting the best researchers we have at 3

An appreciation himself took on the Chair of the revived ANU Creative Arts Fellowship Committee. Later in VALE PETER KARMEL the ANU anniversary year 1996, this Fellowship was renamed the ANU H.C 9 May 1922 – 30 December 2008 Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship in honour of former ANU Chancellor Dr H.C.’Nugget’ Emeritus Professor Peter Karmel AC, Coombs. CBE. Chair, ANU Institute of the Arts February 1988 – October 2003 Peter also encouraged formal and informal teaching and research connections between By Emeritus Professor David Williams AM, the Institute, the Faculties and the Research ANU Research School of Humanities Schools, and supported the development of (Director, School of Art. Institute of the Arts, combined degrees and study in cognate Oct 1985-June 2006) disciplines at all times taking care to ensure the integrity of the performance, practice and studio work of the visual arts and music When he retired as ANU Vice Chancellor in students. 1987, Professor Peter Karmel agreed to become the Executive Chair of the proposed Peter was always interested in the progress Institute of the Arts. This was to be formed of the students, the achievements of the by the merger of the Canberra School of teaching staff and what all those involved at Music and the Canberra School of Art. On the Institute were doing with their exhibitions February 1, 1988, with Peter Karmel as and performances. Together with his wife, Executive Chair and his former Lena, who deserves special mention, they Commonwealth Tertiary Education rarely missed attending a music Commission colleague Robert Arthur as performance or an exhibition in the School Institute Secretary, the Canberra Institute of of Art Gallery, the Drill Hall Gallery or the Arts CITA, was formed. Later Bob Arthur Llewellyn Hall while Peter was Chair of the was succeeded by Ross Cornwell, Heather Institute. Karmel and Julie Gorrell as Institute Secretary/Business Managers. In the ANU Jubilee Year 1996, Peter and Lena very generously endowed the Peter From February 1988, Peter worked with the and Lena Karmel Anniversary Scholarship Music and Art School Directors, senior for outstanding graduating students each administration staff and an Institute Board, year in music and art. In December last year overseeing the successful merger of the two at the School of Art Graduate Exhibition, this Schools and various academic prestigious 2008 Award was presented to developments including the introduction of young artist Richard Blackwell by daughter new under-graduate and graduate degrees. Rose Karmel. In 1989, the Australian Centre of Arts and Technology ACAT was established and in The year 2001 marked the School of Art the same year, CITA signed an Affiliation 25th Anniversary and a highlight of Agreement with the Australian National celebrations was the opening of the new University. In 1992 CITA formally Peter Karmel Building. The building amalgamated with the University and in accommodates the School of Music Jazz 2000, the University Council agreed to and Percussion Departments and new change the name of the Institute to the facilities for ACAT. On this special occasion, National Institute of the Arts NITA. School of Music Director Nicolette Fraillon and her staff organised an extended series of performances. All of them were attended Peter’s leadership was the lynch-pin in the by Peter and Lena. success of these developments. He used his influence to ensure Institute representation Peter’s cultural interests were not limited to at high level budget discussions and the the Institute and ANU activities. He chaired inclusion of Institute membership on various the Commonwealth Government arts policy senior level University committees. Peter and funding agency, the Australia Council 4 for the Arts 1974-1977. This brought him together and ensured their interests in a into contact with many of Australia’s leading wide variety of artworks included painting, performing, visual and indigenous artists, sculpture, ceramics, glass, prints, drawings musicians and writers. An important initiative and Peter’s special interest in antimony and during this time, was the joint study of the britannia metal jewel boxes. Visitors were Australia Council and the Schools always welcome to view the latest Commission to review education and the acquisitions and discuss possibilities for arts. For the first time, this brought together their placement on the already crowded the two sectors to study the place of the arts walls and shelves of the Karmel’s in the education system, investigate the Yarralumla home. provision for arts training and examine opportunities for young Australians to Peter Karmel’s death marks the end of an access and participate in the arts. Another era. His time at the ANU Institute of the Arts important committee chaired by Peter, was a special period for the development of looked at University research in the creative art and music and all those who were arts. That Committee’s report, in 1998, privileged to work with him. developed performance indicators and weightings in the creative arts and He retired in October 2003 after 15 very foreshadowed Australian Research Council successful years as Executive Chair. It was support in this area. As with numerous other the close of another chapter in an amazing inquiries and reports with which Peter was life primarily focussed on economics, involved, he was a man ahead of his time. research and university administration. Peter’s leadership inspired confidence and Peter and Lena were frequent visitors to the optimism. He was a man of good humour, Adelaide Festival of Arts, while in Canberra calm, generous and very strategic in his they regularly attended Musica Viva, advice which was always offered in a Australian Chamber Orchestra and positive spirit. Canberra Symphony Orchestra concerts and were keen supporters of local theatre, With Peter, the Institute was well organised, dance, and art house cinema. enterprising, energetic and a happy workplace. The ANU Institute of the Arts Peter and Lena’s arts and cultural interests was a national role model for the integration were shared by other members of the of art and music into the University sector. In Karmel family with daughter Pip a graduate admiration, many visitors looking at the of the South Australian School of Art in operations would invariably note the central Adelaide and Jo’s interests in ceramics involvement of Peter Karmel. taken up at the Canberra School of Art. In the next generation, Samuel is an ACAT It was a pleasure to work with Peter Karmel: graduate in electro acoustic music a gentleman, a scholar and champion of the composition, Robbie successfully completed arts. We celebrate his life and work. To Lena Honours in print media and drawing last and the Karmel family, all at the Schools of year while Peter Hugh played a starring role Art and Music express condolence. with Canberra Rep’s Old Time Music Hall in 2008 and this year he commences his Vale Peter Karmel. second year in sculpture at the School of Art. No doubt there is more Karmel arts talent coming up in the future.

Another very tangible support for artists was Peter and Lena’s art collection to which they regularly added new work quite frequently acquired from School of Art graduates. By any measure, the Karmel Art Collection is impressive with its focus predominantly on contemporary and emerging Australian artists. Peter and Lena built their collection 5

Obituary study, under the guidance of the renowned scholar of early Buddhism, Etienne Lamotte, Dr. Joseph Jordens (1925 – 2008) involved a close analysis of the tradition out of which the Gita had grown, a tradition Pioneer of Indian Studies in Australia represented in the Vedas, Brahmanas and University of Melbourne 1961–1970 Upanishads and other expressions of Australian National University 1971 – philosophical Hinduism. 1990 These studies were designed to prepare him By Emeritus Professor Anthony H. Johns for educational work and Christian witness in India. Thus after completing his doctorate, Dr. Joseph Teresa Florent Jordens was a in 1953, he was sent to Mumbai (then friend and colleague of mine for 20 years, Bombay) to complement his academic from 1970 – 1990, a period during which we studies with a direct experience of Indian life each served terms as Dean of the Faculty of and culture. India, with its bursting vitality, Asian Studies of the Australian National disorder and colour, after the grey skies and University. I was Dean at the time of his predictable orderliness of Belgium, was a retirement (31 December 1990), and so new world, one in which he found presided over the farewell dinner held in his inspiration. honour. He, being three years older than me, the occasion gave me cause to reflect, He taught Sanskrit at a Jesuit college in ‘What you were, I am, what you are, I will Calcutta, he learned Hindi, he travelled to be!’ During these years we shared a warm the foothills of the Himalayas, he explored collegiality, and endured together the some of the architectural wonders of various fortunes and misfortunes of the Faculty of parts of India, and revelled in the variety and Asian Studies, and with it, on the local sheer physical vitality of Indian life. Then, in scene, what might be called the rise and fall 1957, after 14 years as a Jesuit, he decided of Asian Studies in Australia. not to proceed to the final stage of membership of the order by ordination as a Jos, as friends and colleagues knew him, priest. He resigned and decided to pursue achieved international recognition for an academic career in Indian Studies, one pioneering work on Indian cultural history for which he was more than amply qualified. illumined by a remarkable empathy for the He had studied the roots of Indian culture, spiritual traditions of Hinduism. He was born and lived an intense life in India among in Belgium in 1925, and his journey from the Indians of diverse backgrounds. He had Flemish town of Kessel-lo to Australia for an done so as a Jesuit, from the bottom up, in academic career first at the University of an independent India, not as a European Melbourne, and then at the Australian administrator, from the top down. National University, was by way of an unconventional but profoundly enriching To realise this ideal he came to Australia. In detour. On graduating from high school in 1957; this choice might have been thought 1943, he entered the Jesuit order. prompted either by inspiration or lunacy. But it was a time when Australians were The Jesuits have a distinguished tradition of becoming aware of their geographical scholarship in Indian Studies, and after two position in a post-1945 world, and the then years novitiate and two years of preliminary Menzies government was laying the study as part of his training, in 1947, Jos foundations for what was later to be called was enrolled in the Faculty of Oriental ‘Asian Literacy’ as a national need. He made Studies of the renowned University of his decision for Melbourne. At first, having Louvain. In 1953, he was awarded his acquired a Diploma of Education (1959), for doctorate for the thesis entitled The Idea of three years he taught French, German and the Divine in the Bhagavad Gita, with the Indian History at Melbourne Church of commendation maxima cum laude. It was a sublime topic, devoted to one of the greatest (continued page 6) classics of world religious literature. His 6

England Grammar School and Scotch the Mutiny to Independence’, and taking part College. But in 1961 he was appointed to in the day-to-day chores of Faculty the University of Melbourne as, in effect, business. But he did not neglect research. founder of the first Department of Indian The focus of his work was the Studies at an Australian university. In transformations developing within Hinduism assessing his qualifications, the academic in response to the challenges of modernity. bureaucracy had concerns as to whether it A major project was a biography of Swami could recognise a doctorate awarded by the Dayananda Sarasvati, founder of the Arya University of Louvain! In Melbourne, he Samaj, an important and influential 19th- established courses in ancient and century Hindu reform movement. For a traditional Indian culture, religion and variety of reasons, this was no easy task. philosophy. His work there culminated in an But, supported by an ANU Leverhulme academic year as Visiting Professor in Foundation Fellowship, Jos spend the long Indian Religions at the Department of Indian vacation of 1972-73 searching for primary Studies of the University of Wisconsin material in libraries in North India, (1968-69). rediscovering some that had been thought lost, others that had been deliberately In the meantime, the Australia National suppressed or even destroyed. The result University had added South Asia to its was an important and original book: already existing programs in Chinese, Dayadanda Saraswati His life and Ideas, Indonesian and Japanese Studies. In 1965, published by OUP Delhi in 1979. A it made two professorial appointments, one substantial as well as pioneering work, it a philologist, J. W. de Jong, a scholar in was well reviewed, ‘A fine intellectual portrait Buddhist philology, the other a historian, A. – revealing an impressive knowledge of L. Basham, arguably at that time the Indian lore, philosophy and religious culture’ greatest living historian of Classical India. In as one reviewer put it. It established itself as 1970, as Head of the Department of Asian a standard work. It was reprinted in Civilizations, Basham appointed Jos to paperback in 1997, and again elicited extend the teaching of Indian history to the enthusiastic reviews. Jos continued his work in this field by a study of Swami modern period. As a historian of Indian th culture, Basham was deeply aware that Shraddhananda, an early 20 -century Indian history was not that of the British Raj, leader of the movement, publishing a book but of the peoples of India, and of the living ‘on his life and his causes’ in 1981. lines of continuity with their traditional cultures that were being transformed into a In 1982 he was elected Dean of the Faculty, nation of the modern world, a task for which and so became virtually a full-time Jos with his classical training was uniquely administrator. He was to serve two three- qualified. year terms. He became Dean at a particularly difficult time. This was in the In the mid-sixties, for those concerned with wake of the 1979 review of the Faculty, the study of Asia, well might it be said ‘Bliss which involved a restructuring of its was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be administrative organisation, requiring a young was very heaven!’ The promise and disciplinary core to the degrees it offered, achievement of Australia in the field was and the devising of ways in which the such that in January 1971, thanks to the courses it offered might be integrated with inspired support of the then Vice-Chancellor, those provided in other faculties. The Sir John Crawford, the ANU was host to the changes were timely, but difficult to 28th International Congress of Oriental implement, and involved endless committee Studies, an event which attracted over a work. More seriously, they occurred at a thousand scholars of Asia (and north Africa) time when financial pressures were from all over the world. beginning to bite. By 1975, it was already

In Canberra, Jos worked with enthusiasm, developing new courses, among them an advanced-year unit in Indian History, ‘From (continued page 7) 7 clear that the hopes for the future which in January 1998, the 50th anniversary of 1971 had seemed so bright would not be Gandhi’s assassination. fulfilled. By 1985, the Faculty was virtually a disaster area. Jos had held the view that a This book was a fitting crown to Jos’s compulsory age of retirement had the merit career, bringing together all the themes and that it made possible the infusion of fresh aspirations of his life. It was warmly blood and new developments. But now, the received, one reviewer describing it as ‘an vacating of a post by retirement or outstanding exposition of how Gandhi, in his resignation — and the timing of such events quite individualistic way, created a rich, was by the very nature of the case arbitrary religious “homespun shawl”, which — meant that the position vacated was contained strands of Jain asceticism, the either disestablished or re-allocated to the samnyasin ideal, love, Advaita and service strongest of competing interests elsewhere to society’. in the Faculties, in the light of what one might politely refer to arbitrium popularis Jos’s career was not without honour. He aurae (the whim of popular favour). was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Educational priorities were subordinated to Academy of the Humanities in 1984, and in short-term tastes and fashions. Any 2001 received the Belgian accolade of consideration of the needs of a proper appointment as an Officer in the Order of foundation for the study of the Humanities in Leopold for Academic Achievements in the an Asian cultural setting when determining Field of Indian Studies. He was, however, a priorities was force majeure abandoned. person of extreme modesty. Few colleagues outside his field were aware of his language As a result, staff morale was damaged, a skills, in Sanskrit, and others of the classical damage exacerbated by the excesses of languages of India, and the modern national post-modernism, by an exaggerated language Hindi along with provincial sensitivity to ‘political correctness’ and by languages such as Gujerati, or that as a the fact that ‘orientalist’ had become a dirty doctoral student in 1953, he had conducted word which, astutely directed, could destroy the public defence of his thesis in Latin. a career, and even a field of study. These Neither were they aware of the quality of his factors led to tensions within and pressures work, or the significance of his contribution from without the Faculty, resulting in to Indian Studies in Australia. rivalries, mutual distrust and bitterness. Jos worked calmly and valiantly to navigate He is survived by Ann-Mari, his wife of 46 these troubled waters, though the years, their children, one sadly pre- responsibilities he carried put him under deceasing them, and grandchildren. Along great strain. It was a matter of deep sorrow with them, we, his friends and erstwhile as well as bewilderment to him that by the colleagues miss him and farewell him, while early 1990s, after his retirement, the South wishing him well on a new journey with that Asia program of the Faculty, which when he marvellous Sanskrit invocation and prayer, joined it in 1970, had six members, had been reduced to a solitary one. Shantih Shantih Shantih It was a relief after two terms as Dean, during which he served the Faculty well, that Indian Ocean Territories under review he was able to return to research and devote himself to a major study of Gandhi’s Federal Parliament's External Territories personal religion based on the 90 volumes Committee has begun a new inquiry of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. investigating the changing economic I had the honour of chairing his valedictory environment on Australia’s Indian Ocean lecture on this massive project on 14 Territories of Christmas Island and the November 1990. After seven years of work, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. the result, Ghandi’s Religion: A Homespun Shawl, was published by Macmillan (St. The inquiry will look at: communication Martin’s Press, N.Y. in the U.S.) on 31 services such as broadband internet, digital 8 television and mobile telephony; transport the workforce. The NFAW argue that “pay services and costs including passenger and equity is a human right”. freight transport; Commonwealth Government services and The National Foundation for Australian programs; operation of businesses in the Women appeared before the Committee on region; cost and availability of housing; and February 12 the impact of climate change. The Committee welcomes more Submissions accepted, preferably by email submissions to the inquiry. [email protected], until 27 March or by post to: The Committee Secretary, Joint Details on the inquiry, including the terms of Standing Committee on the National Capital reference and background documents can and External Territories, PO Box 6021, be obtained on the Committee’s website at Parliament House, CANBERRA ACT 2600. http://www.aph.gov.au/ewr, or by contacting the committee secretariat on (02) 6277 4162 Details about the inquiry, including how to or emailing [email protected]. make a submission, can be obtained from the committee’s website at Report on uni research training http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ ncet/index.htm or by contacting the committee secretariat on (02) 6277 4355 or The House of Representatives Standing emailing. Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation released in December its final report into research training and research Remote community stores inquiry workforce issues in Australian universities.

The operation of local community stores in Building Australia’s Research Capacity remote Indigenous communities is the focus makes 38 recommendations in several key of an inquiry by the House of areas. Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. A suite of recommendations designed to The Committee, which closed submissions assist research training students includes on February 20, scheduled two public increasing the value and length of the meetings. The first was held in Canberra on Australian Postgraduate Award stipend, February 5 and a second is scheduled for which will see students lifted above the Torres Strait and Queensland on 30 March - poverty line. 3 April. The report is available on the Committee’s Further details on the inquiry, including the website at terms of reference are on the Committee’s http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/isi/r website at www.aph.gov.au/atsia or by esearch/report.htm For more information contacting the committee secretariat on (02) contact the Committee Secretary on 02 6277 4559 or emailing 6277 4594 or [email protected] [email protected]. Financial crisis and regional Pay equity policy Australia

The National Foundation for Australian The House of Representatives Women is calling for a pay equity policy from Infrastructure, Transport, Regional the federal government in its submission to Development and Local Government the House of Representatives Employment and Workplace Relations Committee’s inquiry into pay equity and associated issues related to increasing female participation in (continued page 9) 9

Committee are inquiring into the impact of subjects), there are also activities that could the global financial crisis on regional be used through integrated learning Australia. programs in English, Health, The Arts and Technology. Submissions will be received until March 27 and can be e-mailed to The education module has been linked to [email protected] or sent to the the curriculum in each state and territory committee at Parliament House http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/cu Canberra ACT 2600 More information and rriculum.html#bth ). advice on making submissions, is at: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/itrdl Other human rights education resources for g/index.htm teachers, which are free to download at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/re sources/index.html. For more information Emissions trading scheme inquiry please join our mailing list or contact us at [email protected] The House of Representatives Economics Committee is examining the choice of The Australian Human Rights Commission emissions trading as the central policy to has updated the online Face the Facts reduce Australia’s carbon pollution. education resources, which aim to provide students with a stronger understanding of The committee will focus on how Australia issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres can make the transition to a lower carbon Strait Islander peoples, migrants and economy both efficiently and economically. multiculturalism, asylum seekers and refugees. The Human Rights Day education The committee says it is keen to hear from resources are available online at: industry, peak associations, academia, http://humanrights.gov.au/education/hr_day/ government departments, the scientific community and individuals and will accept Human rights in Asia and the Pacific submissions until March 20, preferably by email [email protected], The parliamentary Human Right Sub- Committee met recently with human rights For more information access groups to discuss protecting human rights in www.aph.gov.au/economics or phone the Asia and the Pacific. committee secretariat on (02) 6277 4209 The absence of a regional mechanism in the Human rights education Asia-Pacific to prevent and redress human rights violations makes this area a natural The February edition of the Australian focus for the Committee's examination of Human Rights Commission Education human rights mechanisms. There is still an Update reports it has produced a range of opportunity to contribute to this inquiry, as resources to assist in educating young the Committee will continue to accept Australians around such issues as: submissions. * 'Bringing them home' education module (CD Rom) For more details, visit the Committee's * 'Bringing them home' (DVD) website: * 'Us Taken-Away Kids' magazine http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jfad * 'Track the History' poster t/asia_pacific_hr/index.htm.Or contact the Sub-Committee Secretary, Samantha All of these resources are suitable for use in Mannette, on 02 6277 2313 or upper primary and secondary classrooms. [email protected].

It says that while most resources would be more suited to use in studies of Society and Environment (and related 10

Audiovisual Library of International Law [email protected] For more information call the Inquiry Secretary (02) 6277 4500, The United Nations Office of Legal email [email protected] or visit the Affairs (OLA) has launched an "Audiovisual Committee’s webpage at Library of International Law" at http://www.aph.gov.au/pir http://www.un.org/law/avl/ the website has three main parts: the Historic Archives; the Program nurtures future botanists Lecture Series; the Research Library. Six students from around Australia have The Audiovisual Library aims to provide free, graduated from the Student’s Volunteer scholarly resources to students and Botanical Internship Program, after spending practitioners around the world, particularly in seven weeks gaining practical scientific regions where there are few resources for skills and experience at CSIRO Plant the study of international law. Industry in Canberra. The program is run annually by the Centre For more information call the United Nations for Plant Biodiversity Research, a joint Information Centre for Australia, New venture between CSIRO Plant Industry and Zealand and the South Pacific, Level 1, 7 the Australian National Botanic Gardens National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600. Tel: 61- (ANBG). More than 240 students have 2 6273 8200 Fax: 61- 2 6273 8206. Email: completed the Program since it started in [email protected] 1993. For more information, call Bronwyn Collins Adapting farming to climate change (02) 6246 5133

The House of Representatives Primary Darwin’s Armada Industries and Resources Committee has commenced a new inquiry into the role of Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice- government in assisting Australian farmers Chancellor (Research), launched Iain to adapt to the impacts of climate change. McCalman’s book Darwin’s Armada: How four voyagers to Australasia won the battle The focus of the inquiry will be on innovation for evolution & changed the world on and adaptation at the enterprise level, on the February 25. In the accompanying public ground, and the role of government and lecture the author discussed and read some research organisations in supporting this. extracts from his book, which explores the lives of Charles Darwin, Joseph Hooker, The Committee will inquire into and report Thomas Huxley and Alfred Wallace, four on the role of government in: young amateur naturalists from Britain who • Augmenting the shift towards voyaged to the Southern Hemisphere in farming practices which promote search of adventure and scientific fame. resilience in the farm sector in the face of climate change; • Promoting research, extension and training which assists the farm sector to better adapt to climate change. • The role of rural research and development in assisting farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Submissions are due by March 20, although the Committee would appreciate that submissions be sent as early as possible. The Committee would prefer submissions to be sent electronically to 11

ANUEF Lecture Series for 2009 The Eastern Australian Project

A number of members of the Faculty, 18 March - Brij Lal, 'Fiji: Islands of Turmoil.' including the Chair, John Molony, Keith 15 April - Neville Fletcher 'Clouds, Rain and Crook, Nick Fominas and Peter Fuller have Rainmaking - the Possibilities for Australia' embarked on a project to examine the early 20 May - Tony Kevin - 'Exploring diplomacy development of Eastern Australia, or New as a culture' South Wales as it was subsequently named 17 June - Mark O'Connor - 'Why Australia by the British Admiralty. should cap its population growth' 15 July - Alan Roberts, - 'Thoughts on the They decided to begin with the Journal of Bicentenary of the Rum Rebellion of 1808' Captain James Cook, which was written 19 August - Maev O'Collins 'From Place of during his epic voyage when he charted the Exile to Homeland: The Magic of Islands' eastern coastline of New Holland in 1770. 16 September – Stjepan Marcelja – ‘The data, the denial and the future of the planet’ Due to the kindness of Dr Marie-Louise 21 October - Hans Kuhn 'Rape in a Major Ayres, Curator of Manuscripts, National Key' Library of Australia, and with the assistance 18 November - Peter Stanley 'Reflections of of Graeme Powell, former Curator of a Military-Social Historian' Manuscripts at the NLA, John Molony was permitted to spend some time reading Cook’s manuscript Journal held by the As we have filled the whole year already, we Library. In reply to John’s letter thanking will insert other lectures into the series as Marie-Louise, she graciously answered, required. Please put these dates into your diary and if you want to give one, or know of “Absolutely our pleasure. I am so delighted a friend who would give one, please let the that you were able to have a 'chat' with the Events Officer, Ian Buckley, know: Captain!” [email protected] While there are many copies of the Journal, New Deputy Chair nothing can replace reading the original. One among many examples suffices to Angela Giblin has taken leave of absence illustrate the point. The manuscript makes it for the Faculty in order to go overseas. She plain that, passing closely by Sydney Heads, did not stand again as Deputy Chair at the beyond which Cook judged there to be ’a AGM. The Committee decided at its safe harbour’, he nonetheless refrained from February Meeting to invite Dr Mike Rickard, naming it. However, he left a space to do so geologist, to take the position of Deputy later. In that space the words ‘Port Jackson’ Chair. He has accepted. were inserted in Cook’s hand, but in different ink. When he made that insertion, and many The Eastern Australian Project others of that nature, is uncertain and the question arises as to whether it was done at A number of members of the Faculty have the express order of the Admiralty after his embarked on a project to verify the return home. Such matters need further chronicles of the Voyage of Captain James probing. Cook to Australia in 1770 and the mapping he produced. It is clear that the Project is its infancy, but it does open up the likelihood of much further Someone once said that people who set out research followed by possible publications. to write history are taking on one of the Any member of the Faculty interested in riskiest activities known to humanity, and participating may contact that they require an unusual amount of [email protected] courage. Here is a report from John Molony.

The 2009 Kioloa Excursion Your benefits

The Annual Excursion to Kioloa is one of the 1. Library borrowing rights (including most enjoyable activities put on by the access to e-journals) for financial members Faculty. People who have taken part return with a membership card. Also access to e- each year for more. journals in the ANU Library System is available through the computers in the The next excursion will be on 6-8 November Molony Room, Fellows Lane Cottage, and there is no need to book yet. But Fellows Lane, ANU. please put it in your diaries because it is possible that we may run out of rooms in 2. The right to buy a staff parking permit at 2009. the student rate, or packs of one-day parking scratchies which entitle members to park all day in Permit Parking spots at ANU 10th Anniversary of the Faculty for a few dollars a day, and the right to park in the designated parking areas in the The Chancellor of the ANU launched the Fellows Lane Cottage car park, and in ANU Emeritus Faculty on 8 June 2000 in the adjacent car parking spots if the Common Room at University House. membership card is displayed on the dash board. Also, the right to apply for free Your Committee is working on ideas for our parking for special events such as 10th Anniversary on 8 June 2010. Any ideas Conferring of Degrees Ceremonies and are welcome. other high days.

Incorporation 3. The right to be posted ANU Reporter if the member wishes. The ANUEF was incorporated under the ACT Associations Ordinance on 2 February 4. An ability to get staff discounts from 2009. We express our gratitude to Peter PCTech and purchase certain products (eg. Stewart and Peter Scardoni who took software) at Academic/Education pricing carriage of this project from the start. from appropriate outlets.

5. The right to use University House Library facilities.

6. $2 tickets many concerts given by the Canberra School of Music.

ANUEF Newsletter out again in July