Heads of government in Australia and NZ always sit in the lower house of parliament… or do they?
Category Archives: academic history
How Have Australians Marked Ballots at Referendums?
Australians write the word Yes or No to vote at referendums. There has been recent controversy over how any ballots marked with ticks or crosses are treated. How long have we voted the way we do? Have we voted differently in the past? Has a cross ever been valid?
Some light research
I thought it was about time that I updated my research pages. So, because I know how to party, I did it on a Friday evening. Please enjoy a quick tour.
I’ve been there, I know the way: the NZ passenger rail book is happening!
Fancy some hot takes, rigorous research, and awesome maps about NZ railways? We got you fam.
Inconvenient or Accessible? Archives and Research Libraries in Australasia
How hard is it for a researcher to get to Australasian archives and libraries without a car? Sometimes easy. Sometimes unreasonably difficult.
Slow train coming
The train arriving on platform 2 is André’s new website, perhaps slightly overdue.
Dr André Brett 