Melleuish is a political
conservative, who supports
liberalism and admires the conservative
philosopherEdmund Burke. In his occasional columns, he often advocates
laissez-faire economic policies
[1] 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.
The Forgotten Menzies: The world picture of Australia's longest-serving prime minister, co-authored by Stephen A. Chavura (Melbourne University Press 2021)
References
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ab"Gregory Melleuish". School of Humanities and Social Inquiry @ UOW. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^Online version is titled "The Machiavellians in our universities".