What is Manning Clark House?

Manning Clark House Inc (MCH) is a lively cultural and scholarly centre based in Canberra at the former home of historian Manning Clark and linguist Dymphna Clark.

With its strong national base, MCH provides opportunities for the whole community to debate and discuss contemporary issues and ideas, through a program of conferences, seminars, fora, publishing, and community, arts and cultural events.

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John Harms Announced as new MCH Director

The Committee of Manning Clark House is pleased to announce that the new director of MCH will be John Harms.

Many of you may have heard him speak at our most recent Weekend of Ideas.

John grew up, and began his working life as a secondary school teacher in Queensland then Victoria. He is now based in Melbourne.

Best known as a writer, columnist and broadcaster and the author of seven books, John is a regular panellist on ABC TV’s Offsiders and currently has a regular spot on ABC Radio’s 774 in Melbourne. John recently established a publishing company, Malarkey Publications, which has produced two annual editions of The Footy Almanac.

We welcome John and look forward to working with him to sustain and further develop the intellectual life of Manning Clark House. He is a great believer in Australia’s culture. He has lots of ideas on how to expand discussion and interest in this area.

John will begin his work as MCH director in July.