McKenna was born in 1959 and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie.[2] After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Sydney, he lived in Europe for a period and then taught in high schools in Sydney before completing his PhD at the
University of New South Wales in 1996.[2]
Awards and recognition
His book Return to Uluru about the shooting death of
Yokununna by William (Bill) McKinnon was shortlisted for the 2022
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.[3]
McKenna, Mark (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point : an Australian history of place. Sydney: UNSW Press.[4][5][6]
McKenna, M. (2002). Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: the Story of the Australian Ballot. United Kingdom: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.
McKenna, M., Hudson, W. (2003). Australian Republicanism: a Reader. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press.
McKenna, M. (2004). This Country: a Reconciled Republic?. Sydney., NSW: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.
McKenna, M. (2011). An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark. Carlton: The Miegunyah Press.
McKenna, M. (2016). From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press.[7][8]
McKenna, Mark (March 2018). "Moment of truth : history and Australia's future". Quarterly Essay. 69: 1–86.
^Foster, R (2003), Mark McKenna, Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Research Institute,
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^McKenna, Mark (1900), From the Edge : Australia's Lost Histories, Melbourne University Press Digital,
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