Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
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The Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History was created by the Prime Minister of Australia
, John Howard
following the Australian History Summit held in Canberra
on 17 August 2006. The Summit looked at how the Australian Government could strengthen Australian history in the school curriculum. The winner (or winners) receive a gold medallion and a grant worth A$100,000.
The Prize is awarded to an individual or a group, for an outstanding publication or body of work that contributes significantly to an understanding of Australian history. The subject of works submitted can include, but are not limited to:
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
, John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
following the Australian History Summit held in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
on 17 August 2006. The Summit looked at how the Australian Government could strengthen Australian history in the school curriculum. The winner (or winners) receive a gold medallion and a grant worth A$100,000.
The Prize is awarded to an individual or a group, for an outstanding publication or body of work that contributes significantly to an understanding of Australian history. The subject of works submitted can include, but are not limited to:
- Historical events
- Historical figures (including biographies) and
- Work covering a relevant subject.
2007 inaugural prize
- Winners:
- Les CarlyonLes CarlyonLes Carlyon is an Australian writer, who was born in northern Victoria in 1942. He has been editor of Melbourne's journal of record, The Age, as well as editor-in-chief of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, and has twice won the Walkley Award for journalism...
for The Great War - Peter CochranePeter Cochrane (historian)Dr Peter Cochrane is an Australian historian and writer. In 2007, his book Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy shared the inaugural Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History with Les Carlyon's The Great War....
for Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy.
- Les Carlyon
- Shortlisted:
- David Branagan for TW Edgeworth David: A Life
- Josephine Flood for The Original Australians: Story of the Aboriginal People.