Core expertise

Development, empire, and decolonisation history

Biography

Nick is a historian of development, empire, and decolonisation, with a particular focus on Australia’s role in the Asia-Pacific region. He’s currently working on his second book, which examines Australia’s relationship with the World Bank, and its impact on development and decolonisation in Australia and Papua New Guinea. His first book examined Australia’s colonial rule in Papua New Guinea, and foreign aid policy in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.