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Flat White

Why the history wars matter

16 November 2017

7:34 AM

16 November 2017

7:34 AM

Before I became what I half-jokingly describe as a fact-grubber and barrow pusher — a think tanker — I was formally trained as a historian.  My PhD thesis examined the political ideas and ideals of the men who founded the Commonwealth of Australia.

I was — and still am — a big-picture national history kind of historian.

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