Lushington D. Brady: Do You Want the Narratives of Aus History or the Facts? Pt 2

In the previous post, I looked at how Australian history, in the popular imagination and in academic circles, is dominated by narratives that are too often spun out of little but outraged assertion and fanciful interpretation. On the other hand, careful examination of primary sources, many of which are only now being put into easy public access, tells a very different story.

There are, in particular, three dominant narratives of Australian history, as taught in Australian schools: