Thematic Musings is a blog Ben has been writing on and off since 2010. It is an eclectic mix of articles on history, education, philosophy, policy, and politics.
The Rockhampton book launch of Australia on the World Stage: History, Politics, and International Relations (Routledge, 2022) took place on 9 November 2022 at Central
On 9 October 2000, Kerry Jones and Harold Scruby debated if the Australian flag should be changed on Howard Sattler’s 2SM radio program. The dramatis
The official results of the survey can be found HERE. I was disappointed to learn that the Livingstone and Rockhampton boundary survey returned a No
This book review was originally published in The Conversation. Only one prime minister is honoured with a statue on the grounds of the Australian National
One truly insidious aspect of the post-truth or post-fact world is that, as journalist Ali Velshi puts it, it is an incredible ‘time suck‘. Instead
I was thrilled to have my new book on the history and future of Australian republicanism launched in Sydney by Chair of the Australian Republican
Even as I write this, the irony is not lost on me that Clementine Ford absolutely does not care what I or other men think
I still remember feeling deflated in late 2000 when I checked my Yr 12 HSC results. There was only dial-up internet back then (for anyone