Gregory Melleuish


Gregory Melleuish is an Australian associate professor of history and politics at the University of Wollongong. Subjects he teaches include Australian politics, political theory, world history and ancient history. Previously, he taught European history at the University of Melbourne and Australian Studies at the University of Queensland. He occasionally contributes opinion pieces for The Australian, The Conversation and On Line Opinion.

Political leanings

Melleuish is a political conservative, who supports liberalism and admires the conservative philosopher Edmund Burke. In his occasional columns, he often advocates laissez-faire economic policies and criticises the way history is taught in Australian schools and universities. His main interests include: