Heather Goodall
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Born1950
Died (aged 75)
Heather Goodall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | (aged 75) |
| Awards | New South Wales Premier's Australian History Prize (1997) John Barrett Award (1993) Magarey Medal for biography (2005) Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2007) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Thesis | A History of Aboriginal Communities in New South Wales, 1909–1939 (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Heather Radi |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Technology Sydney Macquarie University |
| Main interests | Indigenous peoples Environmental history |
Heather Goodall (1950 – 29 January 2026) was an Australian academic and historian. She was Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research and writing focused on Indigenous and environmental history and intercolonial networks.
Goodall graduated from the University of Sydney in 1975 and was awarded the University Medal in History. She received a PhD from the same university in 1982 for her thesis "A History of Aboriginal Communities in New South Wales, 1909–1939".[1][2]
Goodall died on 29 January 2026, at the age of 75.[3]
