To assist potential employers, as well as members of state and territory Professional Historians Associations (PHAs), Professional Historians Australia has developed a range of business resources, including information about commissioning a history, how to find a professional historian, recommendations regarding fees and guidelines for project contracts.
Professional Historians Australia and individual PHAs also offer specific services and activities for their members. These are different for each state and territory PHA, but generally include:
Regular notifications of employment opportunities, including subscription to a national employment bulletin
Listing on the relevant PHA’s registers of consultants
Information on business matters such as obtaining professional insurance
Copies of the national quarterly e-bulletin Historia and of
Circa: The Journal of Professional Historians AustraliaAccess to continuing professional development activities
Seminars, lectures, conferences and workshops
Meetings and social activities