# 2026 Australia Studies Institute Reese Lecture: Vannessa Hearman, "In the hands of ordinary people: Australia’s changing relationship with Indonesia and Tim…

2026 Australia Studies Institute Reese Lecture: Vannessa Hearman, "In the hands of ordinary people: Australia’s changing relationship with Indonesia and Tim… at King's College London, Strand Campus, Tuesday 3 November 2026, 18:30.

- Venue: King's College London, Strand Campus, Strand, WC2R 2LS London
- With: Vannessa Hearman
- Go to page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/2026-reese-lecture

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The 2026 Reese Memorial Lecture, a talk by Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman of Curtin University, hosted by King's College London's Australia Studies Institute. She presents her new book 'The Good Sea' and examines how East Timorese resistance, asylum seekers and ordinary Australians shaped Australia's relationship with Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The lecture, honouring historian Dr Trevor Reese, is given by an emerging scholar in history or political science. It takes place in the Nash Lecture Theatre at King's College London's Strand Campus.

## Dates

- Tuesday 3 November 18:30 — King's College London, Strand Campus

Written by a model, sources: [kcl.ac.uk](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/2026-reese-lecture)

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