Jumbunna contributes to programs at the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) National Conference

Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO delivered a keynote address on libraries, social cohesion, and why we need a national reading strategy.

Professor Kirsten Thorpe and Dr Monica Galassi ran a pre-conference workshop, Respect and Recognition in Practice: Facilitating Ongoing Workplace Dialogue, providing a supportive space for library staff to reflect on cultural protocols, Indigenous knowledge systems, and meaningful engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and to translate that learning into day-to-day library practice.

The workshop drew on the foundational online course Respect and Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Cultures and Country in Australian Libraries, developed by Jumbunna in partnership with ALIA.

Kirsten Thorpe also presented The ATSILIRN Protocols at Thirty: Reflections from the Symposium on Significance, Gaps, and Future Directions, drawing on the symposium convened in late 2025 by the Indigenous Archives and Data Stewardship Hub at Jumbunna Research, UTS, and launching the accompanying symposium report.

The symposium and report were supported by the Clegg Foundation.