Stealing Australia and Buying New Zealand
Why the New Zealand Māori got a treaty from the British in 1840 but, in 1788, the Australian Aborigines did not.
Sean Welsh
· 16 min read
Australian History
A collection of 4 posts
Truth Telling and Colonial History
The colonisation of Australia was neither a peaceful settlement nor a bloody conquest. It was a Malthusian swamping: the inevitable and tragic result of contact between hunter gatherers and agriculturalists.
Sean Welsh
· 16 min read
Political Polarisation in Australia
We are at a crossroads—either we prepare for a world of identity politics and populism, or we restore settlement politics in Australia.
Damien Freeman
· 19 min read
Australia Day: A Contentious Celebration
The founding of Australia is still worthy of commemoration.
Adrian Nguyen
· 11 min read