Kate Fullagar

Welcome! I am a historian of modern empire and Indigenous resistance (especially in North America, Australia, and the Pacific). I also have interests in visual history, anthropological history, experimental biography, and issues surrounding higher education and the humanities. On this site (begun 2017) you’ll find links to my historical writing, reflections on my historical reading, and discussions of various historical engagements (oh, and an unlikely page on swimming).

Acknowledgement: I live on unceded Ngambri and Ngunnawal-speaking Country.

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The Worlds of Musquito

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 by kfullagar, posted in Engaging, Published Reviews

Another book review from me. This time on Naomi Parry Duncan’s Musquito. In Inside Story. It begins: Less famous than Aboriginal leaders like Bennelong and Pemulwuy and less notorious than later Aboriginal outlaws like Jimmy Governor, Musquito (c.1778–1825) was a First Nations man who yet deserves more historical attention than he has received. Naomi Parry … Continue reading The Worlds of Musquito

American Revolution and Australia

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by kfullagar, posted in Engaging

Delighted to chat with David Marr on ABC’s Late Night Live about the repercussions of the American Revolution for Australia (part of the 250th anniversary of USA). Especially delighted to learn afterwards that I was paired with my favourite historian of the American Revolution, Colin Calloway. Go to my talk by clicking on the link … Continue reading American Revolution and Australia

HistoryToday on Australian History

May 22, 2026 by kfullagar, posted in Engaging

Enjoyed being one of four historians asked to reflect on what they thought MOST shaped Australian history. Fortunately we all had slightly different answers, but they all certainly rhymed. Mine starts: “Failure to come to terms with Indigenous dispossession haunts Australian history at every turn. Contrary to common assumptions, it did not have to be … Continue reading HistoryToday on Australian History

Recommendations on Hope

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 by kfullagar, posted in Engaging

I am a bit slow to this—I spoke with Paul Daley at the Guardian last December about this, but then didn’t notice it come out. I assumed the project had been binned. But today for some reason I came across it! Daley wrote it for readers to find some hope in the dark days after … Continue reading Recommendations on Hope

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