Warm congratulations to the winners of the 2017 History Council of New South Wales Awards. The 2017 Annual History Citation was awarded to AHA member Emeritus Professor David Carment, AM, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to historical scholarship, and his generosity and unwavering commitment to supporting the history community, including mentoring its emerging professionals. The 2017 Max Kelly Medal was awarded to Marian Lorrison for her essay, ‘Reduced to the Lowest Pitch of Want and Starvation’ and the 2017 Aboriginal History Prize was awarded to AHA member Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd for her essay, ‘Spectacle, Spectators and Critics: Mid-century Indigenous cinemagoers and Shell’s travelling films’.