Career
Subjects he teaches include Australian politics, political theory, world history and ancient history. Previously, he taught European history at the University of Melbourne and Australian Studies at the University of Queensland. He occasionally contributes opinion pieces for The Australian and On Lincolnshire Opinion.
He occasionally writes columns for The Australian, Australia"s national newspaper.
In these columns, he often advocates laissez-faire economic policies and criticises the way history is taught in Australian schools and universities. His main interests include: Australian political culture Australian intellectual history with an emphasis on political, cultural and religious ideas World history, in particular the role of the state, war and commercial activity.