Michael J Murphy

In 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson was the first United States President to visit Australia.

From the nineteenth century Australian writers and artists looked towards the Australian bush to help create a national identity.

Compulsory voting divides opinion; does it promote, or restrict an individuals rights? It has proven successful in Australia.

Anzac Day is commemorative day that is attended in ever-increasing numbers.

Moreton Bay penal colony (1824-1939) was designed to alienate and punish convicts.

(Warning this blog may contain names and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders). On 18 December 1838, seven men were...

At dawn on 3 December 1854 government soldiers stormed a barricade erected at Ballarat by miners of the Victorian goldfields. In a very...

The decision by the British Government in 1786 to establish a convict settlement in New South Wales initiated a series of voyages that...

Australia’s memory of World War II has played a large role in the nations sense of identity. After 3 September 1939, Australia was once...

Remembrance Day has its own unique place on the calendar. It is a time to quietly pay tribute to those who have died or suffered serving...

Welcome to my new blog that will focus on Australian history and world events that are directly linked to it. I hope it will be a...