Sean Scalmer
Professor and author of A Fair Day's Work: The Quest to Win Back Time, researching labour history and campaigns around working hours and work-life balance.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 54min
From breadwinners to Bluey's Bandit — a history of Australian fathers and their families
Sean Scalmer, labour historian and author, explores work hours and family time. Alistair Thomson, oral historian, traces century-long shifts in fathering. Jacqui McDonald, fatherhood and mental health researcher, outlines diverse modern fathering. They discuss breadwinner roots, changing care roles, workplace pressures, time scarcity, and cultural images like Bluey’s Bandit shaping expectations.
