We are pleased to announce that our project has been further supported by the award of an Australian Research Council-funded Discovery grant to extend our research program (2024-2026, DP240101389). ‘Australian Legacies of British Slavery: Capital, Land and Labour’ aims to bring Australia into the global history of slavery by exploring the legacies of British slavery in South Australia and Victoria. Through developing methods for biographical research and digital mapping, it will trace the movement of capital, people and culture from slave-owning Britain to the new settler colonies, and produce a new history of the continuing impact of slavery wealth in shaping colonial immigration, investment, and law.

Expected outcomes of this project include enhanced capacity to build international disciplinary collaborations, new research methods, and research capacity building. Benefits include a radically new perspective on Australian history and abolition in the present, with major public outcomes.

The team includes Professor Jane Lydon; Professor Zoe Laidlaw; Professor Catherine Hall; Professor Alan Lester; Mr Keith McClelland; Dr Edmond Smith; Dr Kiera Lindsey; and Dr Annette Shiell.