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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on 2 April 2025

An overview of US tariff policy over the past 12 months, how it is impacting US trading patterns and what it all means for Australia.

2 April 2026

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Teacher Professional Development Series | How is US political polarisation impacting Australian life?

26 May 2026

4.30pm

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5.30pm AEST

This webinar will examine what is driving political polarisation, why it has intensified, and how it is changing elections and everyday civic debate.

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Conference | Doing American Studies outside the US — now

16-18 July 2026

An international conference exploring the practice, pedagogy, and politics of American Studies beyond US borders.

Academic conference
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Teacher Professional Development Series | Chat GPT and the pushback against expertise

11 August 2026

4.30pm

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5.30pm AEST

This webinar will examine the cultural and political pushback against expert knowledge, and how the idea that “everyone has access to knowledge”, through Wikipedia, Google, ChatGPT, and more, can both empower and mislead.

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Teacher Professional Development Series | Private life, public world: what privacy means in 2026

8 September 2026

4.30pm

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5.30pm AEST

This webinar gives teachers practical ways to teach privacy as a real-world HSIE issue, not just an online safety lesson.

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Teacher Professional Development Series | US midterm elections in focus: how they work and why they matter to Australia

5 November 2026

4.30pm

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5.30pm AEDT

This webinar offers a clear, teacher-friendly briefing on what the midterms are, what is emerging from the results, and what to watch for next.

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The geopolitics and business briefing: Impacts of the Iran war

2 April 2026

11.00am

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11.30am AEDT

A webinar featuring Hayley Channer, Jon Berry and Merriden Varrall.

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