This page provides some representative examples of the work of Judy Hughes, consulting historian.

• Learn more about Judy’s professional background and skills.

Oral history & multimedia

 Short documentary – Building Bridges

This video outlines the history of the Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales, the oldest organisation of its type in Australia. Based on oral history interviews with 12 long-serving, senior members it explores the origins of the society, its membership, activities, challenges and future.

Short youth video – Young Christian Workers

A short video produced for the Young Christian Workers Archive combining oral history interview audio with illustrations and animation. In 2015 this video was highly commended in the Oral History Victoria’s Community Innovation Award. Judy project managed and edited the video.

Oral history interviews – Sir Richard Kirby Archives

The above video was prepared by Fair Work Australia in 2012 to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Sir Richard Kirby Archives. It features excerpts of interviews Judy conducted in her work as principal interviewer for the Sir Richard Kirby Archives Oral History Project.

Writing, research & presentations

Masters thesis – Coping with change in print journalism: An analysis of the lived experiences of Melbourne journalists, 1975-2015

Journal articles:

• ‘The Latest Oral History Challenge: The Ever-Expanding Technology Toolbox‘, report in the Oral  History Australia journal Studies in Oral History, No. 45, 2023.
• Taking the leap: including video in audio oral histories’ peer-reviewed article published in the Oral History Australia Journal No. 37, 2015.

Recent feature articles:

• Interview with Jonathan Hamberger following his departure from the Fair Work Commission and obituaries on IR identities  Tony Cooke, George Polites,  Joe Isaac and Bryan Noakes, all published in Workplace Express
• Article on industrial reporting round, published in Walkley Magazine.