John Hirst is a widely respected historian and social commentator. A former reader in history at La Trobe University, he wrote the official history of Australia for new citizens and took a prominent part in the History Summit convened by the prime minister in 2006. He is a member of the Film Australia Board and the National Museum council. John Hirst is the author of numerous books, including The Australians: Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character since 1770, Freedom on the Fatal Shore: Australia's First Colony, Sense & Nonsense in Australian History, The Shortest History of Europe and Looking for Australia.
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Q1 Why did Aborigines not become farmers? Q2 How did a penal colony change peacefully to a democracy? Q3 Why was Australia so prosperous so early? Q4 Why did the Australian colonies federate? Q5 What effect did convict origins have on national character? Q6 Why was the postwar Migration Programme a success? Q7 Why is Australia not a republic?
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