[1] The organization was founded in 1986 by Robert L. Ross (1934-2005) and has since then assumed an increasing international profile.
Featured guest speakers have included Peter Carey, David Malouf, Lily Brett, John Tranter, Frank Moorhouse, Thomas Keneally, Alan Wearne, Mudrooroo, Kate Grenville, Lyn McCredden, David Carter, Janette Turner Hospital and John Kinsella.
In 1996 the AAALS became an Allied Organization of the Modern Language Association, at which it holds sessions annually.
[2] Antipodes appears twice a year, each issue containing ten or so academic articles, plus poems, short stories, and book reviews.
The journal was founded in 1987 by Robert L. Ross and edited by Nicholas Birns from 2001 to 2018; Brenda Machosky currently serves as the Editor.