The Cat Who Circumnavigated Australia In July 1801, a young British naval officer named Matthew Flinders … The Colony SpreadsRead more
Author: Matt King
Riding on the Sheep’s Back, the birth of Australia’s wool industry
In February 1790, Elizabeth Macarthur was aboard a ship bound for Australia. She was heavily pregnant, … Riding on the Sheep’s Back, the birth of Australia’s wool industryRead more
Sky High – A Novel by Matthew King
What if Big Tobacco knew the future of cannabis long before the rest of the world? … Sky High – A Novel by Matthew KingRead more
The Governor Who Named Everything After Himself
Lachlan Macquarie, his convicts and the beginnings of a nation If you spend any time in … The Governor Who Named Everything After HimselfRead more
The Rum Rebellion, A Very Australian Coup
The day the soldiers arrested the Governor Twenty-two days before the soldiers came for her father, … The Rum Rebellion, A Very Australian CoupRead more
Australian Beginnings: 1788
How eleven ships, a collection of convicts and a rather ambitious British government established modern Australia … Australian Beginnings: 1788Read more
Australian Short Histories: From the First Fleet to Today
Australia is a rather unusual country Our convicts became respectable citizens. Our soldiers overthrew their own … Australian Short Histories: From the First Fleet to TodayRead more
A Country Worthy Of Its Inheritance
I want my children to inherit a country they can recognise and feel proud to belong … A Country Worthy Of Its InheritanceRead more
The Dangerous Politics of Social Harmony
I am either free to speak, or I am not. I believe an adult should have … The Dangerous Politics of Social HarmonyRead more
The New Roundheads: Parliament vs the Managerial State
The great constitutional question of the twenty-first century is no longer Crown versus Parliament, but Parliament versus the managerial state.