The History Wars
[Link to RealAudio downloads below]
Summary:
With the launch of a new book by History Professor Stuart Macintyre into the so-called History Wars between 'conservatives' and 'progressives' in Australia, Late Night Live decided to stage a public forum in Melbourne to debate the issues.
It was a lively and fascinating debate with some unpredictable moments.
Guests on this program:
Keith Windschuttle writer and historian
Dr John Carroll sociologist and author
Dr Tony Birch historian, poet and academic
Professor Stuart Macintyre Ernest Scott Professor of History and laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne
Don Watson historian, writer and former speechwriter to Paul Keating
[No transcipt available; links to RealAudio version in two parts --- for some reason both are labelled as Pt 2.]
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/index/default.htm