I first read John Hirst (1942-2016) as an undergraduate in the late 1990s as part of a subject on 19th-century Australian history. We discussed convict history and explored contrasting views about its role and function in the early colonies. What was life as a convict like?

Buried away in the correspondence columns of last week’s Sunday Age, a former history teacher’s letter “Where’s our history?” started an intense and confused debate about a “threat” by the national curriculum to Australian history in schools.

Pontius Pilate is an engaging and historically accurate historical novel.  Written about the Roman governor who condemned Jesus Christ to de

Our Island Story explains the history of the British Isles from its beginning to the 20th Century (when the book was published).  Using a br