Conviction Politics: The Convict Routes of Australian Democracy

My research is connected to the ARC Linkage Project Conviction Politics: The Convict Routes of Australian Democracy, which explores the story of radicals and rebels transported as political convicts to Australia and spirited collective resistance by ordinary convict workers.

Conviction Politics is an international digital history project funded by the Australian Research Council and based at Monash University in Melbourne, with researchers and collaborators based at universities in Australia, the UK and Ireland. Its partner institutions include archives, museums, libraries and unions, such as the NSW Teachers Federation, the ACTU’s Union Education Foundation, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Libraries Tasmania. The project also partners with Roar Film, an award-winning digital media production company based in Hobart with expertise in documentary, drama, educational content and musical theatre.

To find out more visit Monash University’s Conviction Politics website and the Conviction Politics Hub.