Associate Professor Mark McKenna’s research interests include Australian history, particularly political and cultural history and Aboriginal history. Over the last decade Associate Professor McKenna has published mainly in two areas – the history of Australian republicanism and monarchy and Aboriginal history.

His books include The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia, 1788-1996 (Cambridge University Press, 1996), Looking for Blackfellas’ Point: an Australian History of Place (University of New South Wales Press, 2002), (with Wayne Hudson) Australian Republicanism: a Reader (Melbourne University Press, 2003) and This Country: a Reconciled Republic?(University of New South Wales Press, 2004).