Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down
Abstract
In 2018, then Prime Minister Scott Morrison took to social media to defend the date of Australia Day, claiming that ‘Our modern Aus nation began on January 26, 1788’. The statement is categorically...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Australian History and Society
Indigenous Cultures and History
Commonwealth
Australian Politics and Federalism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 637–639
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN