The Australian Anthropological Society (AAS) is the professional association representing anthropologists in Australia.
AAS supports the development of the discipline in university departments and schools at graduate and post-graduate level.
Through an annual conference, an academic journal (The Australian Journal of Anthropology - originally published as Mankind, a regular newsletter, an active listserv and online publications, the Society provides forums where anthropologists can engage in debates central to anthropological theory and practice.
In 1987 the Society adopted a two-tiered level of membership, as part of a strategy to strengthen the professionalization of anthropology in Australia.
The Society is affiliated with the Council of Humanities and Social Sciences and with the World Conferences of Anthropological Associations.