A new volley in the Aussie history wars?
HOSTILITIES in the history wars could be set to re-start next month with Henry Reynolds' new history of Tasmania set for publication next month.
Professor Reynolds is a prominent advocate of the academic orthodoxy that holds Aborigines fiercely contested European settlement of Australia, including in Tasmania.
Keith Windschuttle disputed his thesis and use of evidence in a 2002 study of British-Aborigine contact on the Tasmanian frontier. The resulting debate saw academics close ranks around Reynolds, with some attacking Windschuttle for not possessing what they considered the qualifications needed to be a credible historian....